Charnley–Persky House

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The Charnley–Persky House is a landmark late 19th-century Chicago residence designed by Louis Sullivan with input from Frank Lloyd Wright, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modern American architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural landmark
historic house
museum
architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Sullivan
architecturalStyle Chicago School of Architecture
surface form: Chicago School

early modern
proto-modernist
associatedWith Frank Lloyd Wright’s early career
Louis Sullivan’s domestic architecture
Society of Architectural Historians
chicagoLandmarkDesignationDate 1972
completionDate 1892
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentOwner Society of Architectural Historians
currentUse headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians
house museum
hasBasement yes
hasCategory Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Houses in Chicago
Chicago School architecture
surface form: Louis Sullivan buildings

Museums in Chicago
National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
hasFeature central recessed loggia
horizontal banding
large rear light court
minimal exterior ornamentation
open floor plan
ornamental woodwork
prominent central staircase
simple planar brick facade
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
National Historic Landmark
location Chicago
Illinois
material brick
stone
namedAfter James Charnley
Skrebneski Persky family
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate 1998
neighborhood Gold Coast
notableFor collaboration between Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright
early masterpiece of modern American residential architecture
numberOfFloors 3
openToPublic yes
originalClient James Charnley
significantPeriod late 19th century
streetAddress 1365 North Astor Street
tourAvailability guided tours

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Gold Coast, Chicago hasLandmark Charnley–Persky House