Keck-Gottschalk-Keck Apartments
- Architect
- George and William Keck
- Year
- 1937
- Style
- International Style
- City
- Chicago, IL
The Keck-Gottschalk-Keck Apartments at 5551 S. University Avenue were designed in 1937 by brothers George and William Keck, pioneers of solar and modernist residential design in Chicago. The Hyde Park building was individually designated a Chicago Landmark in 1994.
the style
International Style (c. 1925–1975): Glass walls hung on exposed steel or concrete grids: weightless, ornament-free, and endlessly repeatable.
More on International Stylethe architect
George and William Keck were pioneering Chicago architects known for advancing solar and modernist approaches to residential design.
significance
Designated Chicago Landmark L-126 on August 3, 1994.
nearby
- Hyde Park Union Church
- Robert A. Millikan House
- Arthur H. Compton House
- St. Thomas Church and Convent
- Gerald Ratner Athletics Center
- Snell–Hitchcock