Month-in-Review Newsletter
William Rainey Harper High School – 2018 Most Endangered
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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
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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
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Jackson Park, Midway Plaisance, & South Shore Cultural CenterAddress: Bounded by Lake Michigan, 56th, Stony...
Strong Attendance and Excellent Media Coverage for 2018 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” List Press Conference
Preservation Chicago revealed its 2018 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered Buildings" at noon, on February 28, 2018 in the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall in...
John Vinci: Life and Landmarks at Glessner House, Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Architect John Vinci is acclaimed for his pioneering activism for the cause of historic preservation over a career spanning more than 50 years. Major...
THREATENED: Let’s Restore the Uptown Theatre Petition Receives over 10,000 Signatures!
Preservation Chicago and the Friends of Uptown Theatre have sponsored the petition "Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Restore the Uptown!" Momentum is growing, but we need...
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...
WIN: Church of the Epiphany’s Conversion to an Art Center Receives City Approval
After many years of preservation advocacy and many false starts, plans are underway to adaptively reuse Romanesque Revival Church of the Epiphany as a...
THREATENED: Temptation Chocolates Terra Cotta Removal Demolition Permit Delay Extended to 180 Days
The Temptation Chocolates Building was added to the 90-Day Demolition Delay list on December 1, 2017 requesting “removal of existing terra cotta cladding and...
THREATENED: Washington Park National Bank Faces Uncertain Future (Chicago 7 2016)
The Washington Park National Bank Building was constructed in 1924 by architect Albert Schwartz. The building’s elegant Bedford Indiana limestone façade includes Corinthian pilasters,...