Yale Apartments
- Architect
- John T. Long
- Year
- 1892
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Chicago, IL
Built in 1892 to house visitors for the World's Columbian Exposition, the Yale Apartments at 6565 S. Yale Avenue in Englewood is a seven-story Romanesque Revival building designed by John T. Long. It's considered an important 'first-generation' residential high-rise, an early example of the apartment tower made possible by new building technology, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 and designated a Chicago Landmark in 2003.
the building
Interior atrium. Inside, the building holds a rare interior atrium ringed with galleries and topped by a glass-and-metal skylight, a feature uncommon in Chicago apartment buildings of its era.
the style
The Yale is a large-scale example of Romanesque Revival, the heavy-stone style popularized by architect Henry H. Richardson, and is noted for its craftsmanship in both materials and detailing.
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1998, and designated a Chicago Landmark on April 9, 2003, the building had its interior gutted for conversion in the late 1930s/early 1940s after standing empty, and was later called one of Chicago's 'best-kept secrets' after being featured in 2016 Open House Chicago.
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