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Events Update
New Legendary Landmarks
Baseball icon Ernie (Mr. Cub) Banks, Chicago Marathon founder Lee Flaherty,
and filmmaker Harold Ramis will become the newest members of an elite group
of “Legendary Landmarks” on March 6th at Landmarks Illinois annual
preservation gala. Event sponsorships and individual tickets are available
for this fundraising event, which will be held at the Palmer House Hilton in
Chicago. [more]
Reese Hospital on
Life Support
Despite a last-minute attempt to list this Near South Side Chicago medical
campus on the National Register of Historic Places, the City of Chicago is
continuing with its demolition plans. As of January 2010, half of the eight
hospital buildings co-designed by mid-20th century architect Walter Gropius
had been demolished—an action that prompted the National Trust for Historic
Preservation to call this one of the “worst” preservation stories of 2009. [more]
(photo) Friend Convalescent Home. Demolition of the first
Walter Gropius building on the Michael Reese Hospital Campus. Photos: (left)
courtesy of Grahm Balkany (right) courtesy Vincent L. Michael. Click photo
for full size image.
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards
2009 Winners are Innovative and Inspiring
Landmarks Illinois and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation honored nine projects with
Preservation Awards at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. The annual Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation
Awards ceremony honors individuals, organizations, projects and programs from across the state of Illinois, whose work demonstrates a commitment to excellence in historic preservation.
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(l to r) Preservation Partners of the Fox
Valley, Geneva (credit: Karla Kaulfuss); Pacesetter Gardens, Riverdale
(credit: Farr Associates); Deere & Company World Headquarters, Moline
(credit: Deere & Co.)
Chicagoland Watch List 09-10
From a House Made
Famous by “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” to Lincoln Park Streetscapes
On September 16, Landmarks Illinois announced its 8th annual
Chicagoland
Watch List, revealing the focus of the organization’s advocacy efforts in
the Chicago metropolitan area during the next year.
The list contains an
array of structures including a modernist house and pavilion made famous by
the film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” three vulnerable Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed residences, a grouping of commercial buildings at the
Lincoln-Fullerton-Halsted intersection, a collection of turn-of-the-century
golf club residences, the home of an early Highland Park mayor, and
more.
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Pond and Pond: Progressive Architects
Terry Tatum,
architectural historian, will speak at
the Thursday, February 18,
Preservation Snapshot
presentation: Pond and Pond: Progressive Architects. Irving K. and
Allen B. Pond, brothers and partners, are lesser-known compared with their
contemporary Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom they once shared studio space at
Steinway Hall. [more]
Buildings For Sale Of Historic Interest
Use the following link to view listings have been submitted to Landmarks
Illinois and represent buildings for sale of historic interest.
View Chicagoland Watch List 's the Rose House and Pavilion
movie in high quality
QuickTime or Flash formats with audio.
Note: the QuickTime movie requires
player version 7. Slower broadband internet connections might experience a
slight delay after clicking the movie's start button. Movies will open in a new window.
Eyes and Ears
Regional Advisers serve as
Landmarks Illinois' “eyes and ears” around the state.
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