Dr. Philip Weintraub House, Streamline Moderne residence in Hollywood Park, Chicago, United States
The Dr. Philip Weintraub House at 3252 W. Victoria Street is a single-family house built in 1940 by architect Andrew Nicholas Rebori and artist Edgar Miller for Philip Weintraub. It has an asymmetric shape, smooth undecorated siding, and flat roofs with a rooftop terrace. Inside, Art Moderne elements include rounded wall and fireplace edges, recessed cove lighting, built-in cabinets, a glass-block bathroom wall, and a round window by the front entrance.
Architect Andrew Rebori designed this residence in 1940 after studying at MIT and the École des Beaux-Arts. Following this project, he turned his focus toward wartime construction work.
Edgar Miller's three interior works remain in the house: a low-relief sculpture of a woman above the fireplace, a recessed decorative tile showing a woman on a beach, and a metal door-pull on a built-in hallway cabinet. They were still in place in 2009, when the house became a Chicago Landmark.
The location sits in an established residential neighborhood and is easy to explore on foot. Best to view the exterior and its architectural details during daylight when the design elements are most visible.
On April 9, 2005, the house was the site of a Chicago "Fight or Walk" protest against Chicago Transit Authority fare hikes, because it then belonged to Frank Kruesi, the CTA's president. The demonstration tied a 1940 modern residence to a civic dispute over transit fares.
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