Lorado Taft Midway Studios
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Lorado Taft Midway Studios
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View from northeast.
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| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Built: |
1906 |
| Architect: |
Taft,Lorado, Pond and Pond |
| Architectural style: |
No Style Listed |
| Governing body: |
Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
66000317 |
| Significant dates |
| Added to NRHP: |
October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: |
December 21, 1965[2] |
| Designated CL: |
December 1, 1993 |
The Lorado Taft Midway Studios consist of a converted and relocated barn that became the art studio of one of the early 20th century's most important sculptors, Lorado Taft.[3] It is located in the Woodlawn community area of Chicago, Illinois and is now owned by the University of Chicago.[2] It was named a Chicago Landmark on December 1, 1993.[3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 21, 1965,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[1] It is one of the four Chicago Registered Historic Places from the original October 15, 1966 National Register of Historic Places list (along with Chicago Pile-1, Hull House & Robie House).[1] The studios are currently home to the University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts and have been converted to classroom, office, and studio space for students and faculty.
In 1906 Taft relocated his main studio from the Chicago Loop to a brick barn near the Midway Plaisance. Then a pair of frame barns were connected to the main building to serve as male and female dormitories. The structure contained thirteen studies for Taft and affiliated sculptors designed by the architectural firm of Pond and Pond.[4][5] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[2][6]
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Notes
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d "Taft, Lorado, Midway Studios". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=207&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ a b "Lorado Taft's Midway Studios". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/TaftMidway.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "Guide to the University of Chicago Department of Building and Grounds Records: 1892-1965". University of Chicago Library, Series II, Subseries 3: Buildings (J-R, Box 13, Folder 3 ed.). University of Chicago. 2006. http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/view-ead.xqy?id=ICU.SPCL.BG&q=Pond+and+Pond&c=a&sub=Architecture+--+Illinois+--+Chicago+--+History&page=#id1489898120.
- ^ Taft, Ada Bartlett (1946). Lorado Taft: Sculptor and Citizen. Mary Taft Smith. p. 28.
- ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer (April 3, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lorado Taft Midway Studios, National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated
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