Home WIN: 127-year-old Vautravers Building Successfully Moved Out of Path of New ‘L’ Tracks The Vautravers Building final preparation for relocation on August 2, 2021. The historic three-story Lakeview apartment building will be moved about 26 feet to the west to avoid the new elevated rail line. Vautravers Building, 1894, Frommann & Jebsen, Original address 947-949 W. Newport Ave. Photo Credit: Ward Miller/ Preservation Chicago

The Vautravers Building final preparation for relocation on August 2, 2021. The historic three-story Lakeview apartment building will be moved about 26 feet to the west to avoid the new elevated rail line. Vautravers Building, 1894, Frommann & Jebsen, Original address 947-949 W. Newport Ave. Photo Credit: Ward Miller/ Preservation Chicago

The Vautravers Building final preparation for relocation on August 2, 2021. The historic three-story Lakeview apartment building will be moved about 26 feet to the west to avoid the new elevated rail line. Vautravers Building, 1894, Frommann & Jebsen, Original address 947-949 W. Newport Ave. Photo Credit: Ward Miller/ Preservation Chicago

The Vautravers Building final preparation for relocation on August 2, 2021. The historic three-story Lakeview apartment building will be moved about 26 feet to the west to avoid the new elevated rail line. Vautravers Building, 1894, Frommann & Jebsen, Original address 947-949 W. Newport Ave. Photo Credit: Ward Miller/ Preservation Chicago