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Isidore Heller House, Chicago

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest distinctive buildings (1897), often credited as the turning point in his early career when he shifted towards the Prairie School..

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest distinctive buildings (1897), often credited as the turning point in his early career when he shifted towards the Prairie School.


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About Isidore Heller House

 5132 S Woodlawn

Isidore Heller House and Nearby Sights on Map

4944 S Woodlawn

A gargantuan 8,000 square foot Tudor revival mansion once owned by Muhammad Ali

KAMII

It looks like a Byzantine style mosque, but that minaret is actually a smokestack for this synagogue

Elijah Muhammad House

Built by Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam, it now serves as a 'National' House for the Nation of Islam

McGill Mansion

Easily mistaken for a French Castle, this mansion was built in 1893 for the Scottish McGill family, which founded the famous Montreal University of the same name

Drexel Fountain

This ornate fountain that stands in the tiny Drexel Square Park is the oldest in Chicago - one of the first monuments erected in the Chicago area

Masjid Al-Faatir

Masjid Al-Faatir is the largest of Chicago's Mosques

Operation Push HQ

The enormous classical revival building at 50th & Drexel is the national headquarters of the Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH organization

University of Chicago Presents

The University of Chicago Presents hosts numerous classical music performances in Hyde Park, usually featuring big-name national and international performers for relatively low prices

Smart Museum of Art

The Smart museum is small, but has an excellent collection, thoughtfully exhibited

Court Theatre

Excellent dramatic theater on the University campus