Powhatan Apartments

Powhatan Apartments
May 28, 2007 (Memorial Day)
General information
Location	4950 S. Chicago Beach Dr. Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°48′17″N 87°35′03″W / 41.8046°N 87.5843°W / 41.8046; -87.5843Coordinates: 41°48′17″N 87°35′03″W / 41.8046°N 87.5843°W / 41.8046; -87.5843
Construction started	1927
Completed	1929
Height
Roof	270 feet (82 m)
Technical details
Floor count	22
Design and construction
Architect	Charles Morgan

Chicago Landmark
Designated	January 12, 1993
References
^[1]

The Powhatan or Powhatan Apartments is a 22-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Burnham Park in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.^[2] The building was designed by architects Robert De Golyer and Charles L. Morgan.^[3] Much of the Art Deco detailing is attributed to Morgan who was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright. The exterior of the luxury-apartment highrise reflects Eliel Saarinen's second place design for the Tribune Tower competition of 1922.^[3] The building's terra-cotta ornamental panels feature conventionalized scenes based upon Native American culture.

This housing cooperative is a residential high-rise on Chicago's South Side.^[4] The building also hosts the only 24-hour elevator operators in Chicago.^[4] Since it and many of the neighboring high-rise apartment buildings are named for Native American tribes (such as the Algonquin, The Chippewa and the Narragansett), the area has been given the tongue-in-cheek name "Indian Village".^[5] It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 12, 1993.^[6]

Notes

↑ Powhatan Apartments at Emporis
↑ http://www.powhatanchicago.com
1 2 Alice Sinkevitch, Laurie McGovern Petersen, ed. (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2 ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 427. ISBN 0156029081.
1 2 "The Powhatan". Emporis. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
↑ "Indian Village, Chicago". Emporis. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
↑ "Powhatan Apartments". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

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