men at work: restoration of victor lawson ymca memorial building (1931) bedford limestone facade well underway

the victor f. lawson house is a historic former ymca building located at 30 w. chicago avenue, chicago, illinois. the building was built in 1931 for the ymca of metropolitan chicago, which was established in 1858 and had grown considerably during the 1920s. it was named for newspaperman victor lawson, one of the ymca's largest donors until his death in 1925. the architecture firm of perkins, chatten & hammond designed the 24-story building in the art deco style.