WIN: Florence Crittenton Anchorage / Wolfson Building Sold for Huge Profit After Receiving Final Landmark Approval
Florence Crittenton Anchorage / The Wolfson Building, 1888, William Longhurst, 2678 W. Washington Blvd, East Garfield Park. Photo credit: Chicago Home Photos Florence Crittenton Anchorage / The Wolfson Building, 1888, William Longhurst, 2678 W. Washington Blvd, East Garfield Park. Photo credit: Commission on Chicago Landmarks West Side Women’s Shelter Building Named A Chicago Landmark, Saving It From Wrecking Ball; Garfield Park’s Wolfson Building was once a save haven for single women and mothers, particularly women of color. Advocates fought to preserve its history, Trey Arline, Block Club Chicago, 12/13/23 Buyer steps in to save historic mansion that sheltered unwed mothers, Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 10/30/23 Landmarks commission has a chance to help save historic West Side mansion ; The landmarks commission’s vote could set the stage for preserving a handsome late 19th Century building in a neighborhood that has lost too many vintage structures over the past 50 years; Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board, 8/1/20 Final landmark recommendation approved for 2678 W. Washington, the historic home was built in 1880, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 10/9/23 131-Year-Old West Side Women’s Shelter Building Gets Early Landmark Approval; Historic preservationists lobbied to landmark the Victorian property, citing its importance as a safe haven for single women of color for its time, Trey Arline, Block Club Chicago, 8/10/23
