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Powhatan Apartments

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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; -87.5843
Construction started	1927
Completed	1929
Height
Roof	270 feet (82 m)
Technical details
Floor count	22
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Charles Morgan

Chicago Landmark
Designated	January 12, 1993


References
^[1]

The PowhatanorPowhatan Apartments is a 22-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Burnham Park in the Kenwood neighborhoodofChicago, 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.

the roofs of The Narragansett (left) and Powhatan Apartments (right) from Regents Park

This housing cooperative is a residential high-riseonChicago'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[edit]

^ "Emporis building ID 117561". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.

^ http://www.powhatanchicago.com^{[permanent dead link]}

^ ^a ^b Sinkevitch, Alice; Petersen, Laurie McGovern, eds. (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 427. ISBN 0156029081.

^ ^a ^b "The Powhatan". Emporis. 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2007.

^ "Indian Village, Chicago". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 12, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2007.

^ "Powhatan Apartments". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007.

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