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| | Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | Palmer was an important national figure during the 1880s and 1890s and served as Ambassador to Spain, U.S. Senator, and President of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. |
 | | After Palmer's death in 1913, a portion of his estate was sold to Walter O. Briggs, a Detroit capitalist and philanthropist, who in 1925 engaged Albert Kahn to design the Walbri Court Apartments at 1001 Covington, the first building in the complex. |
 | | The Palmer Park Apartment Buildings reflect the latest concepts and technology in multiple-family housing unit design from the time and are excellent examples of various exotic architectural styles such as the Egyptian, Spanish, Mediterranean, Venetian, Tudor, and Moorish Revival styles. |
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