The F. R. Schock House is a Queen Anne style house at 5804 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Fredrick R. Schock for himself. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999. [1]
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks added a historical marker about this home and three other Schock-designed homes in the Austin neighborhood a block north of this home. [2]
Forest Home Cemetery is a cemetery located at 863 S. DesPlaines Ave, Forest Park, Illinois, adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, straddling the Des Plaines River in Cook County, just west of Chicago. The cemetery traces its history to two adjacent cemeteries, German Waldheim (1873) and Forest Home (1876), which merged in 1969.
The J. J. Walser Jr. House in the Chicago, Illinois, neighborhood of Austin was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for real estate developer Joseph Jacob Walser Jr. The cruciform two-story house is typical of Wright's Prairie School period.
The Chauncey L. Williams House, in River Forest, Illinois is a residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was built in 1895 of Roman brick and plaster. It was one of Wright's earliest Chicago commissions.
The Wigwam was a convention center and meeting hall that served as the site of the 1860 Republican National Convention. It was located in Chicago, Illinois, at Lake Street and Market near where the Chicago River divides into its north and south branches, on property owned by Garrett Theological Seminary. This site had previously been the site of the Sauganash Hotel, Chicago's first hotel. This is where supporters ushered Abraham Lincoln to the party nomination and the eventual U.S. Presidency. The location at Lake and Wacker was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002. The name "Wigwam" was later associated with host locations for both the 1864 Democratic National Convention and the 1892 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The Washington Park Court District is a Grand Boulevard community area neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991. Despite its name, it is not located within either the Washington Park community area or the Washington Park park, but is one block north of both. The district was named for the Park.
The Wingert House is a nineteenth-century farmhouse located at 6231 North Canfield Avenue in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. One of the oldest surviving farmhouses within Chicago's city limits, the building received Chicago Landmark status on July 31, 1990.
First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs on May 8, 1929. The church began with nine members and held its first service in the basement of his mother's home located in the Bronzeville area on the south side of Chicago. The church was built in 1939 by Walter T. Bailey, and two towers were added to it in 1946 by Kocher, Buss & DeKlerk. It is a rare example of the Streamline Moderne design being used for a house of worship, and was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 5, 1994.
Old Edgebrook is a historic district and neighborhood in the Forest Glen community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The William and Jessie M. Adams House is a Prairie school style house located at 9326 South Pleasant Avenue in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
The Beeson House and Coach House is a Queen Anne style house located at 5810 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1892 by Fredrick R. Schock for Fredrick Beeson. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
The Cable House is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style house near Michigan Avenue at 25 E. Erie St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Cobb and Frost for socialite Ransom R. Cable. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991.
The Fisher Studio Houses are a complex of 12 art moderne style residential units in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The houses were designed in 1936 by Andrew Rebori and Edgar Miller for Frank Fisher, Jr., an executive at Marshall Field & Co.
The Foster House and Stable is a Japanese-influenced house at 12147 South Harvard Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was designed in 1900 by Frank Lloyd Wright as a summer home for Stephen A. Foster, an attorney who worked for real estate developer who helped to build this part of the West Pullman neighborhood. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 9, 1996.
The Four Houses by Architect Frederick Schock is a historic district in Chicago's west-side Austin neighborhood, honoring four homes built by architect Frederick R. Schock between 1886 and 1892. The Queen Anne and Shingle styles houses are located at 5749 and 5804 West Race Avenue, and 5804 and 5810 West Midway Park.
The Race House is an Italianate style house located at 3945 North Tripp Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1874 by an unknown architect for Stephen A. Race. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 22, 1988.
The Schlect House is a Shingle Style house at 5804 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1887 by Fredrick R. Schlock for his aunt Catherine Schlect. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
The Marie Schock House is a Shingle Style house at 5749 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1888 by Fredrick R. Schock for his mother Marie Schock. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
The Strode Mansion is the former residence of Hudson Strode. The residence includes the main house, a small caretaker's cabin, and a separate writing studio, as well as 27 acres (110,000 m2) of woodland. The Strodes bequeathed their residence to the University of Alabama's Department of English. The property is located at 49 Cherokee Road, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Midway Park is a sub-neighborhood of Austin in Chicago, Illinois. This Chicago landmark district lies both north and south of Lake Avenue. The northerly section is bounded by West Lake Street, West Ohio Street, North Waller Avenue and North Austin Street. The southerly portion runs north from West End Avenue to Corcoran Place and west from Parkside Avenue to Menard Avenue.
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