Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Landmark Context

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is tied to North end of Lincoln Park Zoo at Fullerton Parkway in the city's landmark file. City records connect the site to a construction date of 1936-38 and credits Landscape Architect: Alfred Caldwell. It was designated on November 6, 2002. Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool turns into a workable research subject once commercial development, architectural branding, and corridor and downtown change are kept in view together.

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is best approached by paying attention to storefront depth, upper-floor expression, and corner treatment, how the facade addresses pedestrian traffic, and later signage, infill, or reuse. This is where the landmark shifts from designation to evidence about how commercial architecture stayed visible even as the economic life around it changed.

Research Starting Points

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool starts to deepen once research reaches trade press and city directories, permit files and assessor records, and historic photographs and newspaper coverage. That is usually how a short landmark record turns into a fuller account of use, alteration, and neighborhood setting.

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool still needs deeper source work, but the landmark record already keeps that work tied to one place.