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The PowhatanDownload Project Factsheet

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Facts
Official Name The Powhatan
Type building
Status Completed
Country United States
State Illinois
City Chicago
Street Address / Map 4950 South Chicago Beach Drive
Building Function residential
Structural Material concrete
Start of Construction 1927
Completion 1929
Figures
Height: Architectural 82.2 meter / 270 feet
Height: Occupied 71.6 meter / 235 feet
Height: Observatory 71.6 meter / 235 feet
Floors Above Ground 22
Floors Below Ground 1
Companies Involved
Design Architect Robert S. DeGolyer
Associate Architect Charles L. Morgan
Main Contractor Charles B. Johnson & Son
Other Consultants Westinghouse Electric Elevator