Solon Spencer Beman was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois and best known as the architect of the planned Pullman community and adjacent Pullman Company factory complex, as well as Chicago's renowned Fine Arts Building. Several of his other largest commissions, including the Pullman Office Building, Pabst Building, and Grand Central Station in Chicago, have since been demolished. Beman designed numerous Christian Science churches and influenced the design of countless more.
Solon Spencer Beman
Arcade Park in Pullman surrounded by picturesque buildings in historical styles, including the Gothic Revival Greenstone Church.
The Michigan Trust Company Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, designed by Beman in the Romanesque Revival style. When completed in 1891, it was the tallest office building in Grand Rapids and the second-tallest in Michigan.
The home of Chicago contractor John W. Griffiths as it appeared in The Inland Architect and News Record in February 1893. The house was purchased in 1959 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs and became the first home of what is now the DuSable Museum of African American History in 1961. The house is a designated Chicago landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Pullman, one of Chicago's 77 defined community areas, is a neighborhood located on the city's South Side. Twelve miles from the Chicago Loop, Pullman is situated adjacent to Lake Calumet.
The former Pullman Clock Tower and Administration Building, opened as the Pullman National Monument Visitor Center in September 2021.
Pullman in the late 19th century
Corliss High School