What’s That Building? AME Church In Gary, Indiana

Reset talks about two early 20th century buildings still standing in Gary, Ind., by pioneering African American architect William Wilson Cooke.

AME Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church designed by William Wilson Cooke in Gary, Indiana. Dennis Rodkin
AME Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church designed by William Wilson Cooke in Gary, Indiana. Dennis Rodkin

What’s That Building? AME Church In Gary, Indiana

Reset talks about two early 20th century buildings still standing in Gary, Ind., by pioneering African American architect William Wilson Cooke.

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Reset’s architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes us to Gary, Ind., to talk about two buildings still standing from the early 20th century designed by the pioneering architect William Wilson Cooke.

GUEST: Dennis Rodkin, real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business