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William W. Kimball House

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51: 931: 90: 115: 65: 942: 122: 97: 72: 295:, a piano manufacturer. Kimball reportedly spent $ 1 million on the home. At the time, Prairie Avenue was known for its expensive homes designed in popular revival styles, and the district was home to many of Chicago's wealthiest residents. The Kimball House and the 820: 915: 851: 835: 825: 327:
topped by an ornamented gable facing Prairie Avenue. The design is considered a significant example of the Châteauesque style by architectural historians; John Drury called the house "Chicago's best Châteauesque design" in 1941, and
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are the main two surviving examples of the district's homes of the late 1800s. The house now serves as the headquarters of the
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style. The house's design features a number of turrets with a variety of roof shapes, a
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cited the house as a representative example of Châteauesque architecture in America.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

William W. Kimball House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
William W. Kimball House is located in Illinois
William W. Kimball House is located in the United States
Chicago
Illinois
41°51′24″N 87°37′12″W / 41.85667°N 87.62000°W / 41.85667; -87.62000
Solon Spencer Beman
Châteauesque
71000291
Prairie Avenue
Near South Side
Chicago
Illinois
National Register of Historic Places
William Wallace Kimball
John J. Glessner House
United States Soccer Federation
Solon Spencer Beman
Châteauesque
limestone
bow window
Marcus Whiffen


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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