Howard Van Doren Shaw
Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA was an American architect. He became one of the bestknown architects of his generation in the Chicago, Illinois area. Shaw was considered a leader in the American Craftsman movement, best exemplified in his 1900 remodel of Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He designed Marktown, Clayton Marks planned worker community in Northwest Indiana.
Howard Van Doren Shaw was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 7, 1869. His father Theodore was a successful dry goods businessman and was part of the planning committee for the Worlds Columbian Exposition. His mother Sarah was a prolific painter and a member of the Bohemian Club. Howard had one brother, Theodore, Jr. His family resided at 2124 Calumet Avenue, then a part of the Prairie Avenue district, the heart of the social fabric of the city. Prairie Avenue was also the site of Chicagos most modern residential architecture, including Henry Hobson Richardsons John J. Glessner House. Howard Shaw met Frances Wells, his future wife, in the districts Bouniques dancing school. Wells was the daughter of Moses D. Wells, wholesaler of boots and shoes.
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