A Project by
the Museology Class
South Chicago Residential Architecture
South Chicago Welcome
Block History
8900 Exchange
Chart History 8900 Exchange
CNT Chart 8900 Exchange
 
8941 Exchange Avenue
This small single family house sits on the back portion of the lot and was probably originally built at the rear of another building on the front part of the lot.  It was a common practice in densely populated city neighborhoods to "double up" by building two structures on a single lot.  

Click on the links at the left to tour residential architecture of 
South Chicago.

 
Chicago
Teachers' Center
National Endowment for the Humanities
Northeastern 
Illinois University