1893 – Irish Industrial Village, World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition, Chicago
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1,
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1,
Widely considered an architectural masterpiece, the thirteen-story building incorporated Sullivan’s signature ornamentation thatcombined geometric forms with expressions of natural foliage.
This was the Wright family residence from 1889 to 1909. Wright began the construction of this house in 1889 shortly after his marriage,
Constructed as the headquarters of the Montgomery Ward company; a major player in the American Midwest until the late 20th century.
The Irish Village was a very popular part of the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. Opened on May 3, it cost 25¢ adult admission (children 15¢,
Designed in the “Chicago school”, the Santa Fe Building is now the headquarters of the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
The Chicago Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois was constructed between 1898 and 1905 for the purpose of housing the midwest’s federal courts,
Perspective View including ground floor plan & seating schedule published in The Building News, November 9th 1906.
In 1905, after the original Unity Church burned down, the Unitarian congregation of Oak Park,
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