5-451: The Albert Sullivan House was a home, located at 4575 South Lake Park Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago's South Side from 1892 to 1970. The two-storey brick and graystone townhouse was designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright , of the architectural firm of Adler and Sullivan, and was originally intended for Sullivan's mother, who had died around the completion of
10-424: A mosaic floor, plaster walls, with a coved plaster cornice. Kenwood District The Kenwood District is a historic district in the officially designated Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois bounded by E. 47th and E. 51st Streets, S. Blackstone and S. Drexel Avenues. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 29, 1979. The official community areas were defined in the early 20th century and
15-431: A stretch of row houses along South Lake Park Avenue. The building was set back 10 ft (3.0 m) from the sidewalk, and the front yard was enclosed within a simple, low iron fence. The bedford limestone street facade was relatively austere, reminiscent of Sullivan's James Charnley House , although the box cornice and decorative bay window on the second floor, were sheathed in ornamented copper. The vestibule had
20-611: The current meaning of the Hyde Park neighborhood includes the area between 47th Street and 51st Street ("E. Hyde Park Blvd.") as a part of Hyde Park, although this area is officially the south half of the official Kenwood neighborhood. The region is part of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District . 41°48′22″N 87°35′48″W / 41.80611°N 87.59667°W / 41.80611; -87.59667 This Chicago geographical article
25-557: The home's construction. Following the death of his mother, Sullivan lived in the house from 1892 until 1896, when his brother, Albert and his family moved in. The Sullivan family resided there until 1905. In 1960, the Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks recognized the building as a Chicago Architectural Landmark. It was demolished in April 1970. The house, was constructed on a narrow lot (21.5 ft (6.6 m)), as part of
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