A composition of quadrangles, the U of C campus has an interesting back story.

One of Chicago’s loveliest spots, the Japanese Garden has a fascinating history.

I will co-present the history of the Bagley House at the 2022 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy conference.

Chicago artist John Warner Norton produced nationally significant murals and also trained students including several women who went on to have impressive careers in art.

I uncovered a colorful story about the original owners of 1221 N. Astor Street.

Highly regarded for such prominent projects as the Drake and Blackstone Hotels, architect Benjamin H. Marshall also produced many impressive lesser-known buildings.

The Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain has been a treasured Chicago monument for almost a century.

Happy Birthday FLO, we have lots of gifts for you!

Mary Long Rogers was a pioneering woman landscape architect and urban planner of the 1930s-1970s.

Built for the Progress Company publishing firm in 1910, the Deagan Building served as a musical instrument manufacturing plant for decades and remains an iconic Ravenswood structure today.

The American Foursquare is a fabulous historic house type.

Architects Huehl & Schmid deserve recognition for producing important historic buildings in Chicago and beyond.