Chicago’s Hyde Park Keck Home!

Chicago’s Hyde Park Keck Home!

Chicago's Hyde Park Keck Home!

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Chicago Architect, William Keck’s big opportunity and resulting success came when he designed two model structures for the Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago in 1933 called the "House of Tomorrow." A modernist, with these two structures he was beginning to find his own unique style. In 1934 he designed another model, "Crystal House." These were the first steel-framed glass houses in the United States. His modernist designs caught on with other architects and home owners who began to incorporate some of his ideas into their own homes. By the time William Keck had come this far, his brother, George Fred Keck had finished his architectural and engineering schooling so they formed an architectural practice together, Keck & Keck. In 1940, the Kecks designed the first passive solar home. When their his new home design was covered in the Chicago Tribune, it was the first time the term "solar house" had been used.

In 1937 the brothers designed Keck Gottschalk Keck Apartments in Hyde Park. The modular designed building is also where the brothers made their home. It was designed to have three apartments, each with its own one-car garage, a bicycle room and secure storage. Now a condominium building, one apartment is available for sale. At approximately 2,000 square feet, the unit has four bedrooms, two baths, a wood-burning fireplace, a den, library and deck. Its enviable location is in the Hyde Park neighborhood across from the University of Chicago Quad. The building was designated a Chicago landmark in 1960. Always well known, the neighborhood now has even more to recommend it since it is also the home of President Obama and his family.

One of Chicago’s important landmarks, the Keck Gottschalk Keck Apartment building that was home to the Keck brothers has one unit for sale priced at $559,000.

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