Krause Music Store
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| Krause Music Store | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Chicago, Illinois  United States |
| Built/Founded: | 1922 |
| Architect: | William Presto (store) Louis Sullivan (facade) |
| Added to NRHP: | May 31, 2006 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 06000452[1] |
The Krause Music Store, the last commission by architect Louis Sullivan, is a two-story building located at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Square business district of Chicago. The entire facade is covered in an ornate grey terra cotta design. Though a story shorter than its neighbors on both sides, the Krause's elaborate facade stands out from the other buildings on the block.
[edit] History
William P. Krause hired architect William Presto to design a music store with an apartment above. Presto in turn commissioned Sullivan to design the facade. The building was completed in 1922.
It was registered as a Chicago Landmark by the City of Chicago in 1977.
In 2006, the building was purchased by Studio V Design, who had the facade restored and the interior renovated. [2] As of early 2007, the upstairs is now a rented apartment again and the downstairs is a modern office space, with the previous walls removed all the way to the back of the building. The facade is unchanged, but patterned tilework abutting the sidewalk - damaged when the sidewalk was replaced several years before - has been repaired.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/29/06 through 6/02/06
- ^ Recent history on Chicagoist
[edit] External links
- Krause Store history at Goethe-Institut Chicago
- Listing among Chicago Landmarks
- Sullivan at 150 list of images
- Art Institute list of Sullivan works
- Facade photos after 2006 refurbish
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