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Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue, 3301 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL



B&W Photos

HB433583
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 North And West (front) Sides
HB433584
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Southeast Elevation
HB433585
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Auditorium, From Balcony, Looking Northeast
HB433586
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Auditorium, From Balcony-- Looking Northwest

HB433587
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Triple Stained Glass Windows And Column Supporting Balcony (east Windows In South Wall Of Main Floor Of Auditorium)
HB433588
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Stained Glass Window, West Window In South Wall, From Balcony
HB433589
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Ornament On Balcony Frieze
HB433590
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Gilded Relief Decoration On Face Of Chancel Arch

HB433591
Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Gilded Relief Decoration, Detail Of Frieze At Base Of Chancel Arch


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Item Title


Location
3301 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.

Notes
Survey number HABS IL-1054
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-121).
Building/structure dates: 1890 initial construction
Significance: One of the few example of ecclesiastical architecture to come from the office of Adler and Sullivan, this Chicago synagogue of 1890-91 was originally intended to be far more elegant and monumental. The exterior of the building is of heavy rusticated stone, while the interior displays a profusion of Sullivan ornament.

Subjects
"Mission 66" Program
Baptist Churches
Synagogues


Related Names
Adler, Dankmar
Adler & Sullivan
Kohn, Abraham
Rudd, J. William, Historian
Homolka, Larry J., Historian
Erins, Janis, Delineator
Felin, Robert E., Delineator
Hayman, Joseph M., Delineator
Poggenpohl, J. Rex, Delineator
Allen, Harold, Photographer


Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

Contents
Photograph caption(s): 
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 NORTH AND WEST (FRONT) SIDES
2. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 SOUTHEAST ELEVATION
3. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Auditorium, from Balcony, looking Northeast
4. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 AUDITORIUM, FROM BALCONY-- LOOKING NORTHWEST
5. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 TRIPLE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND COLUMN SUPPORTING BALCONY (EAST WINDOWS IN SOUTH WALL OF MAIN FLOOR OF AUDITORIUM)
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 STAINED GLASS WINDOW, WEST WINDOW IN SOUTH WALL, FROM BALCONY
7. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 ORNAMENT ON BALCONY FRIEZE
8. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 GILDED RELIEF DECORATION ON FACE OF CHANCEL ARCH
9. Historic American Buildings Survey Harold Allen, Photographer June 1964 Gilded Relief Decoration, Detail of Frieze at Base of Chancel Arch


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