Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway

The Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway is a historic apartment building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1926, the seventeen-story building was developed and marketed as luxury cooperative apartments for Chicago's affluent residents. Cooperative apartments, in which residents were part owners of the building and controlled its management and who could buy units, became popular with Chicago's upper class in the 1920s due in part to successful marketing by developers. The apartments at 399 West Fullerton offered an attractive location with lakeside views and modern amenities, including parking space and chauffeur service for the increasingly popular automobile. Architects McNally and Quinn designed the French Renaissance Revival building; their design includes a brick exterior with classically ornamented stone on the first three stories, decorative balustrades and window surrounds on the upper floors, and two small, steep hip roofs atop the projected sections of the facade.[2]

Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway is located in Illinois
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway is located in the United States
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway
Location399 W. Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°55′31″N 87°38′21″W / 41.92528°N 87.63917°W / 41.92528; -87.63917 (Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkway)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1926; 98 years ago (1926)
ArchitectMcNally & Quinn
Architectural styleFrench Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.07000456[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2007

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 2007.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Kenny, Jennifer (October 13, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 399 West Fullerton Parkway Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved November 18, 2019.[dead link]