September 2019 Newsletter
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...
Schweikher House Tour on Docomomo Tour Day Oct 12th from 10 to 2
The Schweikher House Tour
October 12, 2019
10:00am - 2:00pmCo-sponsored by the: The Schweikher House Preservation Trust and DOCOMOMOLink to purchase tickets.Upon its completion in 1938,...
Open House Chicago 2019 Saturday and Sunday October 19 and 20 Free behind-the-scenes access to more than 350 buildings across Chicago
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OHC WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 19-20, 2019.
The Chicago Architecture Center's Open House Chicago is a free public...
Jazz Age Party at Glessner House Thursday, October 10, 2019 6 to 9 PM
Link to purchase tickets for the Glessner House Jazz Age PartyIt’s October 1919 and Prohibition has just been signed into law - come drink...
Successful Community Survey Event Documents and Honors Roseland’s Historic Character
At one time, Roseland was called the Jewel of the South Side.Volunteers turned out at the end of August to survey properties along the...
RADIO: Why Chicago’s Depression-Era School Murals Sparked Debates About Art And Politics For 80 Years
"Earlier this year, Lake View resident Pamela Monaco read about a debate dividing the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Three schools there were in...
RADIO: What’s That Building? Inside The Former Armour Institute Of Technology
"Amid the many modernist steel-and-glass buildings on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology stands a red brick Victorian that occupies nearly an...
LOSS: Historic Wachowski-Ray House in Jefferson Park Demolished
"A 105-year-old home in Jefferson Park where the first Mass for Saint Constance Parish was held demolished, although the Northwest Chicago Historical Society...