HISTORIC CHICAGO DEVELOPMENT WINS 2018 HUD SECRETARY AWARD

摘要

HUD and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) have awarded the 2018 ACHP/ HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation to Chicago's Rosenwald Courts Apartments, once home to boxer Joe Louis, and Olympian Jesse Owens. The award recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies for successfully advancing historic preservation, while providing affordable housing and/or expanded economic opportunities for low-and moderate-income families and individuals. The complex was originally developed in 1929 by Sears & Roebuck founder Julius Rosenwald with 454 units and provided quality housing for African-American families during a time of segregation and limited housing options.