4724 South Vincennes Avenue
In February 1909, The Old People’s Home of the City of Chicago broke ground on the building at 4724 South Vincennes, now The Bronzeville Vincennes. Initially, The Old People’s Home built the property in order to double the number of the older indigent women under its care. As the Secretary of the organization said when the home opened in May 1910: “With every modern equipment for comfort and convenience, we hope to make happy the declining years of many lives. It is with grateful hearts we extend our thanks to the generous and public-spirited men and women of Chicago who have erected and furnished these 
buildings.” For the next 50 years, 4724 South Vincennes Avenue housed The Old People’s Home, providing a place for its residents to live out their golden years with comfort, security, and dignity. The property’s history from 1960 until 1980 was unremarkable, but in the early 1980s, the property received a major renovation designed by Lowenberg and Lowenberg (now Lowenberg Architects), one of Chicago’s most important architectural firms. The renovation added fourth floors to the building’s north and south wings, and a fifth floor to the center of the building. The west wing received a new roof elevation. Although the 1980 Lowenberg renovation transformed the property in many ways, even such work will grow stale over time. Therefore, when current ownership acquired the property, it was time to breathe new life into this historically significant building again, which it has done, making The Bronzeville Vincennes one of the most special, dynamic buildings in all of Bronzeville.
