So many buildings designed by Adler & Sullivan were lost during the age of urban renewal. One of them was the Victoria Hotel (1892-93) located on an entire block bounded by Halsted Street, Illinois Street and Vincennes Avenue in suburban Chicago Heights. It was commissioned by Victor Falkenau, a previous Adler & Sullivan client, who built three Bedford limestone row houses at 3420-3424 S. Wabash Avenue in 1888 (they were demolished in 1958 and today the site is a parking lot). Falkenau was a building contractor who owned V. Falkenau & Bro. Earlier he had constructed the architectural firm’s Loeb Apartment Building (1891-92), the Auditorium Hotel Annex (1892-93), and the Chicago Stock Exchange (1892-94) where Falkenau kept an office. It was a fruitful partnership for both the architects and the general contractor.
Lost Buildings: Adler & Sullivan's Victoria Hotel
Lost Buildings: Adler & Sullivan's Victoria…
Lost Buildings: Adler & Sullivan's Victoria Hotel
So many buildings designed by Adler & Sullivan were lost during the age of urban renewal. One of them was the Victoria Hotel (1892-93) located on an entire block bounded by Halsted Street, Illinois Street and Vincennes Avenue in suburban Chicago Heights. It was commissioned by Victor Falkenau, a previous Adler & Sullivan client, who built three Bedford limestone row houses at 3420-3424 S. Wabash Avenue in 1888 (they were demolished in 1958 and today the site is a parking lot). Falkenau was a building contractor who owned V. Falkenau & Bro. Earlier he had constructed the architectural firm’s Loeb Apartment Building (1891-92), the Auditorium Hotel Annex (1892-93), and the Chicago Stock Exchange (1892-94) where Falkenau kept an office. It was a fruitful partnership for both the architects and the general contractor.