21 May herman von holst’s south side chicago comed station (1924) is now for sale despite repeated demolition attempts
price tag is 375,000 and described as a “solid” industrial building.
the images of the southside chicago comed station (1924), located at located at 6141 s. prairie avenue, were taken over the weekend.
the building’s architect, herman v. von holst, was perhaps best known for taking on the responsibility of heading up frank lloyd wright’s architectural practice when wright went to europe in 1909.
he also frequently collaborated with george grant elmslie on several prairie school industrial and commercial structures, including other comed substations. alfonso iannelli did work on some of von holst’s powerhouses, but i cannot confirm whether iannelli was involved on this project.
