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Lowden Homes
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General information
LocationBordered by 91st Street (North), 95th Street (South), Wentworth Ave. (East), Eggleston Ave. (West)
Chicago, Illinois
 United States
StatusRenovated
Construction
Constructed1942–43
Other information
Governing
body
Chicago Housing Authority

Lowden Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the far South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It's bordered by 91st and 95th Streets, Wentworth, and Eggleston Avenues.

History

Named for Illinois governor Frank Lowden, the housing project has 127 units made up of two-story rowhouses.[1] It was built between 1942–1943 by the Public Works Administration.

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