ADVOCACY
POTENTIAL WIN: Funds Raised to Rescue United Electrical Workers Union Hall Mural
"A major fundraising campaign is underway to save the historical'Solidarity' mural inside a Near West Side union hall before the building is sold and...
WIN: Vacant Noel State Bank To Become a Barnes & Noble Bookstore
"Barnes & Noble will open four new Chicago-area locations this summer, including a store in a recognizable former bank building in Wicker Park."The world’s...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Solon S. Beman Designed Turner House Listed For Sale
"A 19th century house in Kenwood with both architectural and historical significance — and a brief role on television — is for sale for...
THREATENED: The Century and Consumers Buildings, a 2024 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Century & Consumers BuildingsThe Century BuildingAddress: 202 S. State StreetArchitects: Holabird and RocheDate: 1915The Consumers BuildingAddress: 220 S. State StreetArchitects: Jenney, Mundie & JensenDate:...
THREATENED: Sheffield-Belden Group, a 2024 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Sheffield-Belden GroupNW corner of Sheffield and Belden)Courtyard BuildingAddress: 1000-1012 W. Belden/2300-2302 N. SheffieldArchitects: Maher & McGrawDate: 1926Style: Renaissance RevivalFour Freestanding TownhousesAddress: 2308, 2310, 2314...
THREATENED: Ogden-Keeler Industrial Buildings, a 2024 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Ogden-Keeler Industrial BuildingsWestern Felt Works
Address: 4115 W. Ogden
Year: 1916
Architect: R.C. Fletcher
Style: Prairie SchoolTurner Manufacturing Company
Address: 4147-4151 W. Ogden; 2309-2325 S. Keeler
Year: 1918 - 1921
Architect:...
THREATENED: Chicago Vocational School (CVS), a 2024 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Chicago Vocational School (aka Chicago Vocational Career Academy)Address: 2100 E. 87th Street
Architect: John C. Christensen
Date: 1938-1941
Style: Art Deco/Art Moderne
Neighborhood: Avalon ParkOverview
Chicago Vocational School (today,...
THREATENED: Swift-Morris Mansion, a 2024 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Swift-Morris MansionAddress: 4500 S. Michigan AvenueArchitect: James R. Willett & Alfred Pashley (attributed)Date: 1892; c.1917 (coach house)Style: Richardsonian Romanesque / Queen AnneNeighborhood: BronzevilleOverviewA landmark...
THREATENED: The Complicated Saga of the Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)
"Chicago’s State Street houses a number of America’s earliest and most historic skyscrapers. These skyscrapers, recognized as the 'Chicago School' of architecture, represent the...