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Malden Towers
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4521 N. Malden St., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°57′51″N 87°39′43″W / 41.96417°N 87.66194°W / 41.96417; -87.66194 (Malden Towers)
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)-29
Architect	N. T. Ronneberg
Architectural style	Medieval Spanish
NRHP reference No.	83003560
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1983

The Malden Towers are a historic apartment building at 4521 N. Malden Street in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1928–29, shortly before the Great Depression ended Chicago's prolific apartment construction of the early twentieth century. Architect N. T. Ronneberg designed the building in the style of a medieval Spanish castle. Ronneberg's design features a brick and terra cotta exterior with turrets at the front corners, arched first-floor windows, painted ornamental elements such as shields and fasces, and a parapet with battlements. The building thrived and attracted wealthy tenants despite the impending Depression, and in later years Bob Hope was rumored to be a resident.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1983.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Tangora, Martin C. (July 21, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Malden Towers" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

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