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November 30, 1895
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Satirical piece mocking Chicagoans' obliviousness to H.H. Holmes' bizarre house featuring hidden doors, secret passages, and acid-proof vats, suggesting such features might be commonplace in local domestic architecture, per Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Domestic Architecture In Chicago.
The inhabitants of Chicago are the least curious and observing people in the world. According to their own newspapers, they permitted one H. H. Holmes to construct in their city a house so extraordinary, so full of hidden doors and secret passages and acid proof vats that it would have attracted thousands of curious visitors had it been built anywhere else. But the guileless Chicagoans suspect nothing. Neither the man who issued the building permit nor the men who did the building saw anything unusual about the house. What is the matter? Is all Chicago blind, or are acid proof vats and secret passages part and parcel of the ordinary Chicago dwelling? Perhaps there is an interesting chapter to be written about domestic architecture in Chicago. —Milwaukee Sentinel.
The inhabitants of Chicago are the least curious and observing people in the world. According to their own newspapers, they permitted one H. H. Holmes to construct in their city a house so extraordinary, so full of hidden doors and secret passages and acid proof vats that it would have attracted thousands of curious visitors had it been built anywhere else. But the guileless Chicagoans suspect nothing. Neither the man who issued the building permit nor the men who did the building saw anything unusual about the house. What is the matter? Is all Chicago blind, or are acid proof vats and secret passages part and parcel of the ordinary Chicago dwelling? Perhaps there is an interesting chapter to be written about domestic architecture in Chicago. —Milwaukee Sentinel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Architecture
H H Holmes
Secret Passages
Acid Vats
Unobservant Residents
What entities or persons were involved?
H. H. Holmes
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
H. H. Holmes
Location
Chicago
Story Details
Chicagoans fail to notice the extraordinary features of H.H. Holmes' house, including hidden doors, secret passages, and acid-proof vats, built for his crimes, leading to speculation on local architecture norms.