Ferdinand Kaufmann Store & Flats

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[Rachel Freundt/Chicago Patterns]

[Rachel Freundt/Chicago Patterns]

One of the earliest surviving Adler & Sullivan-designed buildings was constructed for Ferdinand Kaufmann in two sections between 1883 and 1887 at 2312-14 N. Lincoln.

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Pilgrim Baptist Church and Kehilath Anshe Ma’ariv Synagogue

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In order to learn about this landmark, we must first look back at the beginning of Kehilath Anshe Ma’ariv (K.A.M.). Founded in 1847, Congregation of the Men of the West K.A.M. Isaiah Israel is the oldest Jewish Congregation in Chicago.

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