Serbian American Museum also known as Serbian American Museum St. Sava was a Chicago based museum which was situated at the historic Daniel O. Hill House at Barry avenue Chicago. The Museum ceased to operate in the year 2016.
| Formation | 1952 |
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| Defunct | May 17, 2016 |
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| Website | www |
History
editThe building Daniel O. Hill House was designed by architect Frederick Wainwright Perkins in 1906.[1] He initially designed the building for Silk merchant Daniel O. Hill.[2] The mansion started to operate as Chicago's Serbian American Museum in the year 1952 under the name Serbian Cultural Club. The Serbian Cultural Club was founded by Dr. Slobodan Draskovic. In 2011, Serbian Cultural Club was renamed as Serbian American Museum St. Sava, "dedicated to protecting and promoting the history and culture of Serbians through a variety of undertakings."[3] Over the time, the museum has exhibited many exclusive exhibitions specifically focusing on Serbian-American cultural heritage which includes Monastery of Hilandar,[4] Royal Exhibits of Serbian Royal family of Karadjordjevic,[5] Nikola Tesla.
The museum ceased to operate after the building was auctioned for sale in 2016. As per the last board secretary of the non profit organization that runs the museum, the primary reason for the discontinuation of the museum was pecuniary conditions and the distance from of the museum from the area where most Serbian-Americans are settled in Chicago.[6] With the aim to protect the historical significance, The Chicago Commission on Landmarks granted the protected status to the Serbian American Museum building.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ "WIN: Rescued from Demolition, Daniel O. Hill House to Be Adaptively Reused". Preservation Chicago. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Koziarz, Jay (2020-01-23). "Lakeview's landmarked Serbian museum is back as a $2.3M fixer-upper". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ CITY OF CHICAGO Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Department of Planning and Development David Reifman, Commissioner. "LANDMARK DESIGNATION REPORT" (PDF). Chicago.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hilandar and Orthodoxy – Serbian American Museum". Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Royal Family Exhibit – Serbian American Museum". Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob. "Serbian museum lists Lakeview East mansion for $3.85 million". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Koziarz, Jay (2017-08-04). "Lakeview's historic Daniel O. Hill House to be landmarked". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ LaTrace, A. J. (2017-01-26). "Rare, historic Lakeview mansion threatened with demolition". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "f.w. perkins' designed mansion becomes the first target on chicago's 2017 demolition delay hold list". Urban Remains Chicago News and Events. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-31.