(Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St.

Landmark Context

(Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St. is fixed in the city's landmark record at 958 W. 69th St. The current city data lists it as dating to a construction date of 1898 and credits Unknown. It was designated on July 6, 2011. (Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St. keeps domestic design, residential development, and block-by-block neighborhood change grounded in a real building even when the public record is brief.

(Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St. becomes easier to read on site when attention turns to lot width, setbacks, porches, bays, and rooflines, the rhythm between neighboring houses, and alterations that show changing domestic use. Together, those clues make it easier to understand how one domestic building can still clarify the growth of an entire residential block.

Research Starting Points

(Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St. opens next into real-estate atlases and fire insurance maps, permit files and census or directory material, and historic photographs and neighborhood histories. That is usually how a short landmark record turns into a fuller account of use, alteration, and neighborhood setting.

(Former) Schlitz BreweryTied House at 958 W. 69th St. can keep observation, source work, and interpretation attached to one building.