Architecture South Shore, Chicago

south shore cultural center

the south shore cultural center, south shore country club, began lakefront retreat wealthiest of chicago s movers , shakers. firm of marshall , fox, architects of drake, blackstone, , edgewater beach hotels, hired design opulent, mediterranean-style clubhouse membership included of chicago s prominent families. grounds provided private stables , members-only beach, , golf course. tennis, horseback riding, , skeet shooting enjoyed guests likes of jean harlow, rogers, , amelia earhart. between first , second world wars, housing boom brought development of luxury cooperative apartments , mansions neighborhood surrounding club. in 1974 club held last members-only event. today, chicago park district owns property. has been restored original design , open public. major drawback south shore , surrounding south chicago neighborhoods 1 of few remaining chicago lakefront neighborhoods lack publicly accessible neighborhood shoreline. there lakefront gaps between existing south shore cultural center , rainbow beach south. larger masses of lakefront land along south chicago neighborhood (at abandoned usx steel mill) beautiful vistas of city s lakefront , chicago skyline undergoing development parks , not available recreational enjoyment adjacent neighborhood residents. presently, chicago lakeside development has proposed plans call completion of southern portion of lakefront development of new parklands, beaches, , continuous waterfront bicycle , jogging path link calumet park , beach in east side neighborhood south shore cultural center in south shore. completion of such project result in improved access chicago s southern lakefront , connect neighborhoods such hyde park , bronzeville north.

at northern end of south shore historic district jackson park highlands, 1 of chicago s greatest examples of structural history , 19th-century architecture, abundance of homes in style of american foursquare, colonial revival, , renaissance revival on suburban-sized lots.

located in bryn mawr section of south shore allan miller house @ 7121 south paxton avenue. commissioned advertising executive allan miller, home excellent example of prairie-style architecture. built in 1915, chicago s surviving building designed john van bergen, former member of frank lloyd wright s architecture firm.