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The Narragansett (Chicago)

Apartment buildings in ChicagoArt Deco architecture in IllinoisCook County, Illinois Registered Historic Place stubsResidential buildings completed in 1928Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago
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The Narragansett is a historic apartment building at 1640 E. 50th Street in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1928 at the peak of apartment construction in Chicago, as apartments had grown in popularity throughout the early 20th century. It was one of several apartments built in the Chicago Beach Development, a lakefront property that was developed into a fashionable neighborhood known as Indian Village. Architects Leichenko and Esser designed the Art Deco building. The 22-story building features brick piers spanning its entire height, terra cotta spandrels dividing each floor, and decorative limestone on the first three floors. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 2005.

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The Narragansett (Chicago)
East 50th Street, Chicago

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Narragansett Apartments

East 50th Street 1640
60615 Chicago
Illinois, United States
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51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) station
51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park) station

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