Rosenwald Courts Apartments (Chicago public housing, historically)
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Rosenwald Courts Apartments is a historic Chicago residential complex built in the 1920s as a landmark philanthropic housing project for African American families, funded by businessman and Sears president Julius Rosenwald.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Rosenwald Courts Apartments | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chicago Landmark
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affordable housing project ⓘ apartment complex ⓘ historic residential complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | U-shaped courtyard design ⓘ |
| builtFor | African American families ⓘ |
| condition | renovated ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedAs | philanthropic housing project ⓘ |
| developer | Julius Rosenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Julius Rosenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | multi-family residential complex ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Bronzeville arts and culture community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
garden-style layout
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interior courtyards ⓘ multiple residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet |
East 46th Street
NERFINISHED
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South Michigan Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 5 (typical building height, approximate) ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | 21st-century rehabilitation ⓘ |
| hasTargetPopulation | low- and moderate-income households ⓘ |
| hasTenure | rental housing ⓘ |
| hasUse |
affordable housing
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public housing (historically) ⓘ residential housing ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
NERFINISHED
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Migration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1920s ⓘ |
| intendedFor | working- and middle-class African American residents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bronzeville
NERFINISHED
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Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| namedAfter | Julius Rosenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Bronzeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private developers (after rehabilitation) ⓘ |
| partOf | South Side of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
African American urban history
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Chicago civil rights and cultural history ⓘ philanthropic housing innovation ⓘ |
| significantProjectOf | Julius Rosenwald Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 4600 South Michigan Avenue ⓘ |
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Julius Rosenwald
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Rosenwald Courts Apartments (Chicago public housing, historically)
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