March 2024 Newsletter

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...

WIN: Preliminary Landmark Recommendation Approved for Hyde Park Union Church

"A city commission on Thursday April 4, 2024 unanimously recommended landmark designation for a 118-year-old Hyde Park church."Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn...

WIN: City of Chicago Announces $150M Funding for the Residential Adaptive Reuse of Four LaSalle Street Skyscrapers

"Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday earmarked $151.2 million in taxpayer money to help subsidize four proposals to breathe new life into Chicago’s Financial District...

THREATENED: Final Days for 720 N. Wells and 207 W. Superior

"Preservationists are seeking an eleventh-hour reprieve for a historic 152-year-old River North building facing imminent demolition."The three-and-a-half story brick and cast-iron building at 720...

THREATENED: DePaul Pushes forward with Plans to Demolish Sheffield-Belden Group (Chicago 7 2024)

"DePaul University is moving forward with efforts to demolish century-old homes to make way for a new sports facility, but it has added to...