Waller Apartments

Corner Unit     Address: 2840-58 W. Walnut St.
Year Built: 1895
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
March 2, 1994

Detail of Four Apt Unit Commissioned by prominent real estate developer Edward Carson Waller to meet the demand for affordable housing, these apartments are considered among the earliest examples of subsidized housing in Chicago. The simplified design of the facade indicates the departure of the young architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, from traditional design toward the more-abstract, modern principles for which he was later internationally known.

Frank Lloyd Wright
 
Innovative Housing
 
1.Corner Unit, 1996, photo by Bob Thall
2.Entrance Detail, photo by Bob Thall