Prairie Avenue
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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
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)
Solon Spencer Beman
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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 Chica
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.