The Hammer / Palmer Mansion is a historic mansion at 3654-3656 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Bronzeville section of Chicago.
| Hammer/Palmer Mansion | |
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| Type | Mansion |
| Town or city | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | U.S. |
It was designed by William Wilson Clay of the firm Wheelock and Clay (Otis Leonard Wheelock) in the Queen Anne style and built in 1885. It is considered endangered.[1]
It was built for and home to justice D. Harry Hammer.[2] It was also home to Lu Palmer and her husband. Obsidian House proposed renovating it opening it as a home for its collection on Black journalists.[3] The organization secured a $1.25 million loan to purchase the property in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Familiar Names on Preservation Chicago's 2019 Most Endangered Buildings List". WTTW News.
- ^ "Justice D. Harry Hammer Mansion/Lutrelle 'Lu' & Jorja Palmer Mansion – 2019 Most Endangered - PRESERVATION CHICAGO". March 4, 2019.
- ^ "In Bronzeville, A Push To Preserve Historic Lu Palmer Mansion — And Chicago's Black Media Legacy". Block Club Chicago. March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Obsidian Collection buys Lu Palmer Mansion at $1.25 million, now needs zoning change". Chicago Sun-Times. May 6, 2021.
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