“The Architecture of Chicago’s Beverly Hills/Morgan Park is the first complete large-format visual record published of these Southwest Side twin communities in Chicago. The historic and significant architecture and distinctive landscape of these neighborhoods is gorgeously captured by Mati Maldre in hundreds of photographic plates, maps, and illustrations, supplemented by essays by Timothy Barton, Harold Wolff, Robert Wagner, and Paul Sprague.
Many of Chicago’s most important designers are represented in this community, including Frank Lloyd Wright, George Washington Maher, Daniel H. Burnham, Robert E. Seyfarth, Dwight H. Perkins, Robert S. Smith, and Walter Burley Griffin. This community also called on noteworthy local architects, including Harry Hale Waterman, Rudolph P. Boehm, and John Todd Hetherington and his son Murray. The book also documents nationally and locally designated historic districts such as the Ridge Historic District, Longwood Drive, the Walter Burley Griffin Place District, and the Beverly/Morgan Park Railroad Station District, as well as individual designated historic houses.” (Arcadia Publishing)
“I have a tremendous collection of pictures of the architecture in the community, and it just seemed to make sense to do a book — to share this visual information with everyone, to let people know about what a great community Beverly Hills and Morgan Park is,” Maldre said.
“Maldre’s work is on display at the Ridge Historical Society, 10621 S. Seeley Ave., as the society celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Ridge Historic District. The district, described as an outdoor museum of architecture, runs from 87th to 115th streets in Beverly and Morgan Park.” (Lynch, Block Club Chicago, 7/31/26)
- The Architecture of Chicago’s Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, by Mati Maldre, Arcadia Publishing, 368 pages
- Historic Beverly And Morgan Park Architecture Captured In Neighbor’s New Book, Photographer Mati Maldre has spent decades capturing the architecture and landscapes that make Beverly and Morgan Park unique. He’ll be at a book launch and signing event Saturday at Bookie’s, Jim Lynch, Block Club Chicago, 7/31/26
