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Rural Heritage
Conference
June
13-14, 2008
June 13-14, 2008, Landmarks Illinois will partner with the Illinois Barn
Alliance to co-host the Rural Heritage Conference focusing on Illinois barns
and farms. This two-day event in Will County and Joliet, will highlight
threats to rural sites and the preservation techniques to help save these
resources. Highlights will include a barn tour and nationally-known barn
experts. [MORE]
Cross Section of Illinois’
Historic Resources Threatened
2008
Ten Most Endangered Announced
This year’s list of threatened sites, which was announced at an April 2nd
press conference at the State Capitol in Springfield, represents a cross
section of Illinois’ historic resources. Five of the listings date to the
1800s. They include a site along the Underground Railroad, a parochial
school constructed by Civil War veterans, early examples of American
skyscrapers, the historic epicenter of Chicago’s German-American community,
and a library commissioned by a relative of presidents John and John Quincy
Adams.
(photos left to right) Village Theatre,
Chicago (photo: Robert Shymanski); Burlingame House, Eden; The Mill, Lincoln
The other half of the list dates from the 20th century and includes: an
early metal truss bridge, Chicago’s first riverfront plaza, a Dutch windmill
in Central Illinois, a Mid-Century modern building designed for the Navy, a
60’s arena and a “friendly confine”. [MORE]
Regional Architecture at Its Best
Driehaus Preservation Awards
From the ornate chambers of the State Capitol Building to the humble
industrial powerhouses that fueled the nation’s largest rail system, this
year’s Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards celebrate
Midwestern building styles and some of the most renowned Illinois
architects.
Illinois House Chambers, Springfield
The winning projects
range from a modest pump house in Ford County to an entire city
block in the heart of downtown Chicago. Louis Sullivan’s last
commissioned building and two distinctly different works by
Frank Lloyd Wright are represented, along with painstaking
restorations by dedicated homeowners and a group of neighbors
who are “peeling the onions” to uncover their city’s
architectural gems.
[MORE]
Significant Architectural Resources from Chicago’s North Shore
What’s in Your Hometown?
Church and Crawford, Skokie
This survey was conducted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s
Graduate Program in Historic Preservation during Fall 2006. It focused on
architecturally significant non-residential buildings dating from 1935 to
1975—a period commonly referred to as the “recent past.”
More than 700
commercial, institutional, office, and religious structures were identified
in 16 communities throughout northeast Cook County, Illinois. The survey did
not include residential structures, due to time constraints and the fact
that detailed residential surveys are best carried out by local governments.
[MORE]
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Teardowns, Facadism & the Spaceship
Landmarks Illinois president David Bahlman, will speak at
the May 15, 2008,
Preservation Snapshot
presentation: Teardowns, Facadism & the Spaceship.
To celebrate Preservation Month, outgoing Landmarks
Illinois president David Bahlman looks at key issues from the past decade and
ahead..
This talk will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 12:15 p.m.
to 1:00 p.m. in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago
Cultural Center. [MORE]
Buildings For Sale Of Historic Interest
Eyes and Ears
Regional Advisers serve as
Landmarks Illinois' “eyes and ears” around the state.
Landmarks looks
to its advisers to inform
Landmarks of an issue and to provide basic information that
will help the
Landmarks Illinois staff determine, in consultation with the adviser, how best
to respond.
[MORE]
Ten state regions
Farnsworth Tour
Visit the
Mies Van Der Rohe's
Farnsworth House, on the Fox River.
Built in 1951, the house is one of the most famous examples of modernist
domestic architecture; considered unprecedented in its day.
Mies’ temple-like pavilion both invites and challenges visitors – its
unsurpassed views through transparent walls will cause you to consider anew
how a man-made object best relates to nature. It’s not like any house you
have ever been in.
[MORE]
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Landmarks
Illinois is the state's leading voice for historic preservation. From the
rubble of the demolition of Adler and Sullivan's masterpiece old Chicago
Stock Exchange, Landmarks Illinois rose to become a 2,000 member, statewide organization.
In the 36 years since its founding, our organization has gone on to save
countless architectural and historic treasures throughout the State of
Illinois. Explore our site to learn more about the variety of Landmarks
Illinois programs
that continue to facilitate, educate, and promote historic preservation. As a symbol of the organization's origin, the old Chicago Stock Exchange
Building's LaSalle Street entrance arch was adopted as Landmarks Illinois logo. The arch
was donated to The Art Institute of Chicago by the City of Chicago and is on
display on its grounds. Also reconstructed and preserved at The Art
Institute, is the Exchange Building's magnificent Trading Room along with
several smaller architectural fragments. 