Ed J. Kreiger Apartments

Ed J. Kreiger Apartments (Dalton/Proffer/Krueger Apartments), 503-505 3rd Avenue South; 1919; Ed Krieger, Contractor. A large, rectilinear building with broad, overhanging hip roof and arched window openings, it has exterior wall surfaces of richly textured, cream-colored stucco with lower wall surfaces of red brick. Terra cotta, richly ornamented and colored in blue and white glazes, decorates the entry arch supports. The building has a uniquely original design that combines a Mediterranean Style approach with the horizontal lines, brick base, hip roof, and terra cotta ornament of the Prairie School Style.