Krause Music Store

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.

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.

References

1. ^ Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/29/06 through 6/02/06
2. ^ Recent history on Chicagoist

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