Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA was an architect in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw was a leader in the American Craftsman movement, best exemplified in his 1900 remodel of Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He designed Marktown, Clayton Mark's planned worker community in Northwest Indiana.
Shaw's Market Square (1916), the first planned shopping center in the United States
Shaw worked with Jenney & Mundie in the top floor of the Home Insurance Building in Chicago.
The Lakeside Press Building was Shaw's first major commission. Today it is recognized by the National Park Service as a historic place.
Shaw's Market Square was the nation's first shopping center designed for vehicles.
Prairie Avenue is a north–south street on the South Side of Chicago, which historically extended from 16th Street in the Near South Side to the city's southern limits and beyond. The street has a rich history from its origins as a major trail for horseback riders and carriages. During the last three decades of the 19th century, a six-block section of the street served as the residence of many of Chicago's elite families and an additional four-block section was also known for grand homes. The upper six-block section includes part of the historic Prairie Avenue District, which was declared a Chicago Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The National Historic Landmark John J. Glessner House at 1800 South Prairie Avenue
Old Otis home at 1709 Prairie
George Pullman residence: 1729 S. Prairie Ave. (c. 1900)
Interior of Pullman Residence (1922)