Month-in-Review Newsletter
WIN: Mies van der Rohe’s Promontory Apartments Designated as a Preliminary Landmark
“Designed by legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hyde Park’s Promontory Apartments is on its way to becoming a protected site following Thursday’s...
WIN: Union Station Fred Harvey Restaurant Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2018)
“Amtrak’s ongoing redevelopment of Chicago’s Union Station is turning its attention toward building a new food hall and western entrance along Clinton Street. The...
UPDATE: Preservation Chicago Submits Section 106 Comments Regarding OPC’s “Adverse Effect” (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, & 2019)
A Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017, 2018 and again in 2019, Preservation Chicago has consistently advocated for the protection of Jackson Park, a...
August 2019 Month-in-Review Newsletter
Table of ContentsADVOCACYTHREATENED: Jackson Park's Section 106 Comments
WIN: Union Station's Fred Harvey Restaurant Reuse Plan
WIN: Promontory Apartments Preliminary Landmark Designation
THREATENED:...
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Diana Court at Michigan Square Building by Holabird & Root Built in 1930. Demolished in 1973
Diana Court at Michigan Square Building
Architect: Holabird & Root
Location: 540 N. Michigan Avenue between Grand Avenue and Ohio Street
Built: 1930
Demolished: 1973"The architects of another...
Petition: Make Chicago Vocational School a Historical Landmark Receives Over 6,200 signatures!
A Chicago Landmark designation for the Chicago Vocational School will significantly help the Avalon Park neighborhood:Create tourism revenue and increase their property value...
Monadnock Building Tours With Chicago Detours Free 30 Minute Walking Tours Fridays in Novembers at Noon
This free Chicago walking tour of the Monadnock Building showcases its monumental architecture, gorgeous interiors and fascinating history. The groundbreaking restoration of this 19th-century...
James R. Thompson Center Historical Society Lunch Hour Tours October 17, 24 and 31, 2019
The James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) is a public, postmodern office building commissioned, owned, and occupied by the State of Illinois for government offices...
Geometry of Light by Luftwerk & Iker Gil at National Trust Historic Site Farnsworth House October 11, 12 & 13, 2019
As part of the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, National Trust Historic Site Farnsworth House is participating with an installation you simply can’t see anywhere...