Dearborn Homes
Public housing development located on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dearborn Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located along State Street between 27th and 30th Streets, and bounded by the Metrarail line to the west. It is one of only two housing projects that still exist from the State Street Corridor which included other CHA developments: Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, Harold Ickes Homes and Hillard Homes.
Dearborn Homes | |
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General information | |
Location | Bordered by 27th Street, 30th Street, State Street, and Federal Street Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41.8431°N 87.6278°W / 41.8431; -87.6278 |
Status | 660 units; Renovated |
Construction | |
Constructed | 1949–50 |
Other information | |
Governing body | Chicago Housing Authority |
The project occupies 16 acres (6.5 ha) and consists of mid-rise, six-story, and nine-story buildings.[1] They were designed in modernist style by Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett, with cruciform towers to allow for ventilation and light, placed in a parklike setting.[2][3][4] There were 800 units.[2][5]