1401 and 1451 E. 55th St.;1401 and 1450 E. 55th Place, Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 22, 2005. NRIS 04001301.
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.Also known as:
The University Apartments, also known as the University Park Condominiums, are a pair of ten-story towers in Chicago, Illinois designed by I. M. Pei and Araldo Cossutta. The project was part of a city initiative to revitalize the residential development in Hyde Park just north of the University of Chicago. Within the Hyde Park neighborhood, they are colloquially known as "Monoxide Island."
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892306