Month-in-Review Newsletter

THREATENED: Crawford Power Station

Address: 35th and Pulaski Architects: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White Date: 1926 Style: Industrial Gothic Neighborhood: Little Village / South LawndaleOVERVIEW The Crawford Power Station is fast approaching 100...

THREATENED: Loretto Academy / Institute of the Blessed Virgin

Address: 1447 E. 65th Street, 65th and Blackstone Avenue, Chicago (originally Jackson Park Terrace and Washington Avenue) Architect: William P. Doerr Date: 1905, with 1927 addition Style: Flemish...

THREATENED: Seven Continents Building / Rotunda Building

Address: O’Hare Airport, originally between Terminals 1 and 2 Architect: Gertrude Lempp Kerbis with Naess & Murphy, and C.F. Murphy Architects Date: 1963 (drawings 1961) Style: Jet Age Neighborhood:...

THREATENED: Laramie State Bank of Chicago (a Designated Chicago Landmark)

Address: 5200 W. Chicago Avenue Architects: Meyer & Cook Date: 1929 Style: Art Deco Neighborhood: AustinOVERVIEW The Laramie State Bank Building is an architectural gem located at 5200 W....

THREATENED: Jackson Park, South Shore Cultural Center & Midway Plaisance

Address: Bounded by Lake Michigan, 56th, Stony Island and 71st, Chicago Landscape Architects: Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux , F.L. Olmsted & Co., Olmsted, Olmsted...

2019 Chicago 7 Booklet and Poster

Prefer to read a printed version of the Preservation Chicago 2019 Chicago 7 Booklet?Our thank you for a donation of $35 or higher is a...

Highly Successful Preservation Chicago 2019 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Announcement and Presentation Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Preservation Chicago announcement and presentation of 2019 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” on February 27, 2019 was highly successful with a full capacity audience of...

Ashland Block by D.H. Burnham and Company Built 1891, Demolished 1940

Ashland Block Architect: Burnham and Root Location: 155 North Clark Street at NE corner of W. Randolph Street Built: 1892 Demolished: 1949“The Ashland Block was an absolutely delightful...

WIN: Logan Square Preservation Raises Funds to Restore Church’s Stained Glass

In less than six weeks, Logan Square Preservation declared the fundraising campaign a success after raising more than the $12,000 goal to repair, replace...