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Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel Address: 5550 N. Kenmore Ave. Year Built: 1927-1928 Architect: Alexander L. Levy & William J. Klein
Belle Shore Apartment Hotel
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: January 20, 1999 |
Situated across the street from each another, this pair of finely detailed buildings epitomize the rapid growth and expansion of Chicago in the 1920s and the commercial development of Bryn Mawr Avenue and the surrounding Edgewater community. The buildings' extensive use of terra cotta exemplifies Chicago's love affair with this versatile building material after the Great Fire of 1871, especially its decorative applications. The 12-story Bryn Mawr is dressed in white terra cotta designed in a late Gothic Revival style, while the 8-story Belle Shore is clad in rich green and cream terra cotta and features Egyptian-like Art Deco designs.
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| 1. | Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel, exterior view, photo by Nancy Hanks, 2002 |
| 2. | Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, exterior view, photo by Nancy Hanks, 2002 |
| 3. | Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel, detail, photo by Nancy Hanks, 2002 |
| 4. | Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, detail, photo by Nancy Hanks, 2002 |