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S.031 – Edward C. Waller
Apartments, 2840 through 2858 West Walnut
Street, Chicago, Illinois Edward C. Waller was an important
client and contact for Wright. He
commissioned the Francisco Terrace Apartments (see S.030), and his son developed
Midway Gardens (S.180). Waller also owned the River Forest property
where Wright remodeled Waller’s main residence (S.047, demolished), designed
entry gates (S.065) and
designed the Winslow Residence (S.024). Wright also designed a bathhouse for
Waller’s summer getaway in Charlevoix, Michigan (S.166, destroyed by fire in
1922 or 1923). These apartments are around the
corner from where the Francisco Terrace Apartments were located; it is not a
good area for tourists to feel completely safe. Some of the early FLW works on the west
side do not receive the care the properties in nearby Oak Park receive. Photographed on August 30,
2009. Project number: T.9504 |
Revised
05/09/2018 |