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Located at the corner of W. Race and N. Waller avenues on two oversized lots, Harambee Community Garden comprises an allotment garden and community gathering/performance area surrounded by perennial flower beds, shrubs and trees. The site also includes several beehives and hosts goats on its southern portion. Since its creation in 2011 the garden has engaged with surrounding community institutions— a senior home, Douglass Academy High School, St Martin’s Episcopal Church— to create a unique community space out of a nearly 30-year vacant lot. Harambee has served as a venue for community-led programming, hosting activities from numerous community organizations – Glenn Art Farm, Green Community Connections, One Earth Film Festival, Youth Guidance and The Chicago Public Library
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Austin walking tour.
Located at the corner of W. Race and N. Waller avenues on two oversized lots, Harambee Community Garden comprises an allotment garden and community gathering/performance area surrounded by perennial flower beds, shrubs and trees. The site also includes several beehives and hosts goats on its southern portion. Since its creation in 2011 the garden has engaged with surrounding community institutions— a senior home, Douglass Academy High School, St Martin’s Episcopal Church— to create a unique community space out of a nearly 30-year vacant lot. Harambee has served as a venue for community-led programming, hosting activities from numerous community organizations – Glenn Art Farm, Green Community Connections, One Earth Film Festival, Youth Guidance and The Chicago Public Library
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Austin walking tour.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the five-story brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
The Episcopal Church of the Atonement was founded in 1888 and began worship in this distinctive red stone building at 5743 N. Kenmore Ave. in 1890. Although the building has been expanded twice – to more than double its original capacity – it has always maintained the English Gothic style from its first architect, Henry Ives Cobb. The sanctuary contains a booming pipe organ. A columbarium lies below the floor where the parishioners’ remains rest. The Parish House was added in 1924, and the sanctuary's stained-glass windows were gradually installed from 1929 to 1946.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021
St. Joseph Parish was formed in 1887 by Polish immigrants who worked the Union Stockyards. It is one of the largest and most opulent examples of the "Polish Cathedral" style in Chicago. The original church structure is now St. John Paul II Hall, and the current church building at 4821 S. Hermitage Ave., designed by Joseph Molitor, opened in 1914. In the early 1950s, the church was redecorated by artist John A. Mallin. Its high school and grammar schools closed in 1996 and 2002, respectively. For many years, a dirt lot occupied the spot where a convent once stood, until 2015, when the new St. Joseph Plaza, adorned with a paver stone rosary, was inaugurated in its place. Today, Mass is offered in English, Polish, and Spanish.
Photograph at Open House Chicago 2019. I served as District Coordinator for Back of the Yards and Englewood on Sunday. I was limited in my photography, as a service was in progress. The Site Host, however, gave me permission to photograph.
Architect Benjamin Marshall designed the 12-story terra cotta building for the Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank at 4753 N. Broadway. It was completed in 1924. The bank failed during the Great Depression, and Uptown National Bank relocated here in 1937. Broadway Bank acquired Uptown in 2003, which was later bought by Bridgeview Bank.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Uptown walking tour. The bank's impressive main floor was closed but we visited the vault (no photographs permitted).
H. H. Richardson's last surviving work in Chicago was commissioned by John and Frances Glessner. The Glessner House’s radical design perplexed neighbors but was quickly embraced by architects for its innovative floor plan. With principal rooms facing inward toward a light-filled private courtyard, it helped create a new American style of residential architecture. Its collection of original furnishings features pieces representing the Aesthetic, Modern Gothic and Arts and Crafts movements of England and the United States. The residence at 1800 S. Prairie Ave. was saved from demolition in 1966, thanks to efforts that resulted in the creation of both Glessner House and the Chicago Architecture Center.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
A second engineering building was slated for construction across from Engineering 1 (now the John T. Retalliata Engineering Center) but never built. The university left part of an outline of where Engineering 2 would have stood.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Mies & Modernism: The IIT Campus Tour.
Second Presbyterian Church at 1936 S. Michigan Ave. has been the church home to many leading citizens, including the Pullmans, Blackstones and Armours. The congregation was organized on June 1, 1842, just five years after the incorporation of the City of Chicago. Three months later, the congregation dedicated its first building, a modest frame building at the southeast corner of Randolph and Clark streets. Construction on the present building, designed by James Renwick Jr., was begun in 1872 at the northwest corner of S. Michigan Avenue and E. 20th (now Cullerton) Street. The design was based on English Gothic churches of the 15th and 16th centuries. It took two years to complete. Following a devastating fire in 1900, the congregation hired Howard Van Doren Shaw and Frederic Clay Bartlett to rebuild the interior in the Arts and Crafts style. Stunning memorial windows made by William Morris & Company, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Tiffany Studios, McCully & Miles and Louis J. Millet enhance the church's interior. Original Bartlett murals, light fixtures and 175 angels grace the space.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the oldest church edifice built specifically as a Greek Orthodox Church in metropolitan Chicago and serves as the mother church in the area. It was established in 1892 by a Greek immigrant community from Laconia and the Greek Islands. In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today. One year later, the cathedral at 1107 N. LaSalle St. was completed at a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church.
The church edifice is divided into three sections. The narthex is the vestibule area and represents this world in which man is called to repentance. The nave, the central portion of the building, represents the kingdom of heaven and the passage from the narthex into the nave symbolizes the Christian's entry into that kingdom. The soleas, the raised platform between the nave and the sanctuary, is reserved for sacraments and liturgical services. The sanctuary is the holiest part of the temple, and the entire architecture and iconography of the church center attention on the Holy Altar within the sanctuary. The nave is separated from the sanctuary by an icon screen or iconostasis. Gates, called royal doors in the center of the screen, lead into the sanctuary and altar area and are used only by ordained Orthodox clergymen. The Holy Altar holds the tabernacle, Gospels book, candles and holy vessels used during the Divine Liturgy.
Photographs at Open House Chicago 2024, the only site we visited. Having returned from New York City two days prior and a few hundred photographs still to edit, research and post, we took a pass on this year’s OHC.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the five-story brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the five-story brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the oldest church edifice built specifically as a Greek Orthodox Church in metropolitan Chicago and serves as the mother church in the area. It was established in 1892 by a Greek immigrant community from Laconia and the Greek Islands. In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today. One year later, the cathedral at 1107 N. LaSalle St. was completed at a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church.
The church edifice is divided into three sections. The narthex is the vestibule area and represents this world in which man is called to repentance. The nave, the central portion of the building, represents the kingdom of heaven and the passage from the narthex into the nave symbolizes the Christian's entry into that kingdom. The soleas, the raised platform between the nave and the sanctuary, is reserved for sacraments and liturgical services. The sanctuary is the holiest part of the temple, and the entire architecture and iconography of the church center attention on the Holy Altar within the sanctuary. The nave is separated from the sanctuary by an icon screen or iconostasis. Gates, called royal doors in the center of the screen, lead into the sanctuary and altar area and are used only by ordained Orthodox clergymen. The Holy Altar holds the tabernacle, Gospels book, candles and holy vessels used during the Divine Liturgy.
Photographs at Open House Chicago 2024, the only site we visited. Having returned from New York City two days prior and a few hundred photographs still to edit, research and post, we took a pass on this year’s OHC.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
The only surviving historic mansion on S. Calumet Avenue, the Wheeler Mansion was built in 1870 for Calvin T. Wheeler, a banker and a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. It was designed in the Second Empire style, with influences in the tall third-story mansard roof. Over the years, the mansion has been home to a publishing company, warehouse for the Murphy Butter and Egg Company and others. The current owner acquired the property at 2020 S. Calumet Ave. in 1997 for $10,000, then spent 18 months renovating the vacant and crumbling building. Wheeler Mansion reopened in 1999 as a Bead & Breakfast.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the fivestory brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
Educational/Cultural Sites
October 2018
Chicago Architecture Center - CAC
Chicago, IL
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Gallagher & Associates
The Arts Club of Chicago was founded in 1916 After several locations over the years, it moved to 109 E. Ontario St.in quarters built to specification designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The gallery was built around Constantin Brâncuși's The Golden Bird, and the stairway was renowned for its simple elegance. The club's move in 1997 to its current location at 201 E. Ontario St. was not without controversy because the club demolished its former interior space designed by Mies van der Rohe and moved only the central staircase to the new gallery space. However, the new space is 19,000 square feet, which is 7,000 square feet larger than the old space.
Photograph from Open House Chicago 2018.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the fivestory brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
St. Ita Parish was founded in Edgewater in 1900. The current French Gothic church, which opened at 5500 N. Broadway in 1927, was the highlight of architect Henry Schlacks’ distinguished career as a church architect. The open tower contains 1,800 tons of Bedford limestone and rises to 120 feet in height. Elaborate Gothic detailing marks the altar, but the medallion windows containing more than 200,000 pieces of stained glass, designed by Schlacks, highlight the interior. The sanctuary seats 700.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
The Aragon Ballroom, completed in 1926 at 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., was designed in the Moorish architectural style, with the interior resembling a Spanish village. Named for a region of Spain, the Aragon was an immediate success and remained a popular Chicago attraction throughout the 1940s. A fire at an adjacent cocktail lounge in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for several months. After the reopening, crowds declined significantly, to the point that regular dancing ended in 1964. A succession of new owners used the Aragon as a roller skating rink, boxing venue, and discothèque, among other uses. It continues as a site for concerts and boxing events.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Uptown walking tour.
Organized in 1854, architects Tallmadge and Watson designed the church at 516 Church St. It was completed in 1911.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Evanston Along the Lake walking tour.
The Aragon Ballroom, completed in 1926 at 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., was designed in the Moorish architectural style, with the interior resembling a Spanish village. Named for a region of Spain, the Aragon was an immediate success and remained a popular Chicago attraction throughout the 1940s. A fire at an adjacent cocktail lounge in 1958 forced the Aragon to close for several months. After the reopening, crowds declined significantly, to the point that regular dancing ended in 1964. A succession of new owners used the Aragon as a roller skating rink, boxing venue, and discothèque, among other uses. It continues as a site for concerts and boxing events.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Uptown walking tour.
Originally built in 1917 to house the Boston Company department store, 1 North Dearborn has recently undergone extensive renovations to modernize its offices and amenities. The new rooftop deck features a bar, fireplace, lounge and garden. A mural pays homage to the building’s original tenant, The Boston Store.
Originally built in 1917 to house the Boston Company department store, 1 North Dearborn has recently undergone extensive renovations to modernize its offices and amenities. The new rooftop deck features a bar, fireplace, lounge and garden. A mural pays homage to the building’s original tenant, The Boston Store.
Educational/Cultural Sites
October 2018
Chicago Architecture Center - CAC
Chicago, IL
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Gallagher & Associates
Mies van der Rohe
Lagunitas Brewing Company Chicago opened in 2014 and is the California beer giant's second brewery. At 300,000-square feet, it is the largest brewery in Chicago. The space at 2607 W. 17th St. was formerly a Ryerson Steel distribution plant.
Photograph from Open House Chicago 2018. It was one of my District Coordinator sites. I did not have time to take the brewery tour.
NOTE: The company announced in May 2024 it is closing the brewery and taproom - moving them to California - while keeping the warehouse and distribution facility.
The Monastery of the Holy Cross is a significant early work of architect Hermann J. Gaul, a renowned ecclesial architect of the early 20th century. Recognized for its complex high-vaulted ceiling, the church was completed in 1909 for the German-speaking "national parish" of the Immaculate Conception. The German Gothic Revival church at W. 31st and S. Aberdeen streets incorporates high-Gothic design elements including a high gabled triple-arch entrance, expressive gargoyles and a 14 Gothic-arched, highly decorated Stations of the Cross. The parish closed in 1990, and the Benedictine monastic community was invited to make the building into a unique urban monastery the following year. While some of the original furnishings were lost after the closure, the monks added several religious treasures, most notably altarpiece icons produced in the traditional Byzantine egg tempera method by iconographer Vladislav Andrejev. It was declared a landmark two days previously.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
St. Ita Parish was founded in Edgewater in 1900. The current French Gothic church, which opened at 5500 N. Broadway in 1927, was the highlight of architect Henry Schlacks’ distinguished career as a church architect. The open tower contains 1,800 tons of Bedford limestone and rises to 120 feet in height. Elaborate Gothic detailing marks the altar, but the medallion windows containing more than 200,000 pieces of stained glass, designed by Schlacks, highlight the interior. The sanctuary seats 700.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
The Romanesque Revival church at E. 53rd Street and S. Blackstone Avenue was originally organized as the First Presbyterian Church of Hyde Park. The sanctuary, completed in 1889, features large stained-glass windows, a uniquely painted ceiling and a 12-sided dome inscribed with the names of the apostles. An extensive 1924 remodeling added Romanesque arches, pews and a cork floor. The church merged with the Hyde Park Congregational Church in 1930, and its merger in 1970 with the Hyde Park Methodist Church formed the United Church of Hyde Park.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
Educational/Cultural Sites
October 2018
Chicago Architecture Center - CAC
Chicago, IL
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Gallagher & Associates
Mies van der Rohe
The large scale model of downtown Chicago, at the Chicago Architecture Center museum. Photo taken late November 2019. The museum is located in One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive).
The scale of the model is 1 inch = 50 feet, or 1:600.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
The Monastery of the Holy Cross is a significant early work of architect Hermann J. Gaul, a renowned ecclesial architect of the early 20th century. Recognized for its complex high-vaulted ceiling, the church was completed in 1909 for the German-speaking "national parish" of the Immaculate Conception. The German Gothic Revival church at W. 31st and S. Aberdeen streets incorporates high-Gothic design elements including a high gabled triple-arch entrance, expressive gargoyles and a 14 Gothic-arched, highly decorated Stations of the Cross. The parish closed in 1990, and the Benedictine monastic community was invited to make the building into a unique urban monastery the following year. While some of the original furnishings were lost after the closure, the monks added several religious treasures, most notably altarpiece icons produced in the traditional Byzantine egg tempera method by iconographer Vladislav Andrejev. It was declared a landmark two days previously.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
St. Mary of the Lake was established in 1901, at a time when only six Catholic families lived in the Buena Park area. Construction on the current church building at 4200 N. Sheridan Rd., designed by architect Henry J. Schlacks in the Italian Renaissance style, began in 1913. The church was dedicated in 1917, but work continued for years on the lavish interior containing Carrara marble sculpted in Italy, stained-glass made in Germany and a ceiling painted in gilded gold.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2019.
St. Mary of the Lake was established in 1901, at a time when only six Catholic families lived in the Buena Park area. Construction on the current church building at 4200 N. Sheridan Rd., designed by architect Henry J. Schlacks in the Italian Renaissance style, began in 1913. The church was dedicated in 1917, but work continued for years on the lavish interior containing Carrara marble sculpted in Italy, stained-glass made in Germany and a ceiling painted in gilded gold.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2019.
H. H. Richardson's last surviving work in Chicago was commissioned by John and Frances Glessner. The Glessner House’s radical design perplexed neighbors but was quickly embraced by architects for its innovative floor plan. With principal rooms facing inward toward a light-filled private courtyard, it helped create a new American style of residential architecture. Its collection of original furnishings features pieces representing the Aesthetic, Modern Gothic and Arts and Crafts movements of England and the United States. The residence at 1800 S. Prairie Ave. was saved from demolition in 1966, thanks to efforts that resulted in the creation of both Glessner House and the Chicago Architecture Center.
Photograph at Chicago Architecture Center Open House Chicago 2021.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
The Arts Club of Chicago was founded in 1916 After several locations over the years, it moved to 109 E. Ontario St.in quarters built to specification designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The gallery was built around Constantin Brâncuși's The Golden Bird, and the stairway was renowned for its simple elegance. The club's move in 1997 to its current location at 201 E. Ontario St. was not without controversy because the club demolished its former interior space designed by Mies van der Rohe and moved only the central staircase to the new gallery space. However, the new space is 19,000 square feet, which is 7,000 square feet larger than the old space.
Photograph from Open House Chicago 2018.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the five-story brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
On a somewhat cool day, a docent from the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts a walking tour along the Chicago River.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.
Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the fivestory brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
The five-story Main Building, at 3300 S. Federal St. was built in 1891, shortly after the founding of Armour Institute. It is the oldest building on IIT’s Main Campus. It features ornate designs inside and out, including a 17-foot-by-18-foot stained-glass window on the first-floor landing designed by Edwin Sperry, an associate of Louis Tiffany. Four other stained-glass windows, gifts of the classes of 1897 - 1900, adorn the north wall of a first-floor office. The windows were discovered during renovations to the building in 1982. Key examples of the intricate ornaments and carvings are on display along the façade, on the roof and in the basement, where a former boiler room rises two stories on the south end of the building.
The building was an Open House Chicago 2017 site, where architects from Pappageorge Haymes Partners showcased plans for its redevelopment as an apartment complex with 102 units. However, work was halted shortly thereafter for reasons I’ve been unable to uncover. NOTE: in April 2021, a new developer announced ti would construct the apartment units, to be called Flats on Federal.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Center Mies & Modernism: The IIT Campus Tour.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the oldest church edifice built specifically as a Greek Orthodox Church in metropolitan Chicago and serves as the mother church in the area. It was established in 1892 by a Greek immigrant community from Laconia and the Greek Islands. In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today. One year later, the cathedral at 1107 N. LaSalle St. was completed at a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church.
The church edifice is divided into three sections. The narthex is the vestibule area and represents this world in which man is called to repentance. The nave, the central portion of the building, represents the kingdom of heaven and the passage from the narthex into the nave symbolizes the Christian's entry into that kingdom. The soleas, the raised platform between the nave and the sanctuary, is reserved for sacraments and liturgical services. The sanctuary is the holiest part of the temple, and the entire architecture and iconography of the church center attention on the Holy Altar within the sanctuary. The nave is separated from the sanctuary by an icon screen or iconostasis. Gates, called royal doors in the center of the screen, lead into the sanctuary and altar area and are used only by ordained Orthodox clergymen. The Holy Altar holds the tabernacle, Gospels book, candles and holy vessels used during the Divine Liturgy.
Photographs at Open House Chicago 2024, the only site we visited. Having returned from New York City two days prior and a few hundred photographs still to edit, research and post, we took a pass on this year’s OHC.
This is the Colvin House. This historic mansion is representative of all the gorgeous houses that used to line North Sheridan Road. It is now one of a handful left standing.
openhousechicago.org/sites/site/colvin-house/
www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171006/edgewater/colvin-house-t...
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois.
Sunday, October 20, 2019.