The Cobden
There are so many great looking apartment buildings in Chicago, so why this one? I think
it's because of the warm reds and the combination of brick, stone and terra cotta. Maybe it's the way architect Charles Frost handled the design of the bays and the gabled roof line.
Owner William Grace built the Cobden at the corner of Clark and Belden in 1892 and
offered residents modern amenities like gas light and gas fed stoves for cooking.
Unfortunately a pipe leading from one of the gas ranges exploded on August 17, 1892 and
hurled bits and pieces of shrapnel and flames across the kitchen. Mrs. A.C. Fallean, who was cooking at the time, and her daughter were seriously injured. Today the the building has electric light and much safer gas ranges.
Posted by designslinger at 2/9/2010 2:06 AM 
Categories: Architecture, History
Tags: Charles S. Frost apartment buildings
Categories: Architecture, History
Tags: Charles S. Frost apartment buildings
magnificent building. it's felt the transition from eclecticism to modernity. modern feel stronger in buildings constructed by Louis Sullivan. you can see an example of it in department store built in 1899.
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