February 2018 Newsletter

If you value preservation in Chicago… please support Preservation Chicago!

Preservation Chicago is a small organization with a big impact. In a city the size of Chicago, every drop of YOUR support counts.Please CHOOSE to...

Chicago Union Station

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet Chicago Union StationAddress: 210 - 225 S. Canal Street Architects: Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White Graham, Burnham and...

Hotel Guyon

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet Hotel GuyonAddress: 4000 W. Washington Boulevard Neighborhood: West Garfield Park Architect: Jens J. Jensen Date: 1927 Style: Moorish-RevivalOVERVIEW:Conceived in...

Woodruff Arcade Building

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet Woodruff Arcade BuildingAddress: 6361 N. Broadway Architect: Herbert H. Green Date: 1923 Neighborhood: Edgewater Style: Chicago School / Chicago...

Brick Paved Streets and Alleys – 2018 Most Endangered

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet Brick Paved Streets and AlleysAddress: Throughout Chicago Date: Primarily between 1880s and 1910sOVERVIEW:Joni Mitchell sang “you...

Washington Park Substation / Gaitan Building

                   Washington-Park-National-Bank-2020-Chicago-7-Write-Up-Final Washington Park Substation / Gaitan BuildingAddress: 6141 S. Prairie Avenue Architect: Hermann von Holst Date: 1928 and 1939 Neighborhood: Washington Park Style:...

William Rainey Harper High School – 2018 Most Endangered

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet William Rainey Harper High SchoolAddress:   6520 S. Wood Street Neighborhood:  Englewood Architect:  Dwight Perkins Date:     1909-1911 Style:   ...

James R. Thompson Center / State of Illinois Building – 2018 Most Endangered

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet James R. Thompson Center / State of Illinois BuildingAddress:   100 W. Randolph Street Architect:  Murphy/Jahn, Helmut...

Jackson Park, Midway Plaisance, & South Shore Cultural Center – 2018 Most Endangered

PDF Download: Preservation Chicago’s 2018 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Booklet Jackson Park, Midway Plaisance, & South Shore Cultural CenterAddress:   Bounded by Lake Michigan, 56th, Stony...

WIN: Graeme Stewart School Conversion to Apartments Complete

The Graeme Stewart School, formerly a Chicago Public School, at 4525 N. Kenmore Avenue in Uptown has been successfully adaptively reused as 64 residential...