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Lorado Taft Midway Studios

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Lorado Taft Midway Studios (red rectangle) is located a just south of the Midway Plaisance. Fountain of Time (red oval) is located in the southeast portion of Washington Park immediately west of the Midway Plaisance. (Chicago Park District in green, University of Chicago in pink)
Lorado Taft Midway Studios
View from northeast.
Lorado Taft Midway Studios is located in Illinois
Lorado Taft Midway Studios
LocationChicago, IL
Built1906
ArchitectTaft,Lorado
Architectural styleNo Style Listed
NRHP reference No.66000317
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 21, 1965[2]
Designated CLDecember 1 1993

The Lorado Taft Midway Studios consist of a converted and relocated barn that became the art studio of one of the early 20th century's most important sculptors, Lorado Taft.[3] It is located in the Woodlawn community area of Chicago, Illinois and is now owned by the University of Chicago.[2] It was named a Chicago Landmark on December 1 1993.[3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 21, 1965,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[1] It is one of the four Chicago Registered Historic Places from the original October 15, 1966 National Register of Historic Places list (along with Chicago Pile-1, Hull House & Robie House).[1] The studios are currently home to the University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts and have been converted to classroom, office, and studio space for students and faculty.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Taft, Lorado, Midway Studios". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Lorado Taft's Midway Studios". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-11.