Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Art Institute Of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois

111 South Michigan Avenue - Built for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition and designed by Shepley, Rutan, & Coolidge in the Beaux Arts Style.


Friday, June 1, 2012

Pritzker Pavilion - Chicago, Illinois

Millenium Park/East Randolph Street - Built in 2004 and designed by Frank Gehry.


Part of the pavilion in the forground with one of my favorite buildings in the background.  Can you guess which one?

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Arthur B. Heurtley Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

318 Forest Avenue - Built in 1902 and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Prairie Style.





Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Edward R. Hills Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

313 Forest Avenue - In 1906 Frank Lloyd Wright remodeled this home to something resembling its current state.  Since then it has been remodeled, mostly destroyed by fire, restored, remodeled and restored.  I don't think I've ever read about a house that's gone back and forth so much between owners wanting to change it and ones wanting to restore it to its 1906 incarnation.


The porch and front gate with the Nathan G. Moore Residence in the background.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Frank W. Thomas Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

210 Forest Avenue - 1901 Prairie Style home by Frank Lloyd Wright.



Sunday, October 2, 2011

Robert P. Parker Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

1019 Chicago Avenue - Built in 1892 and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Peter A. Beachy Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

238 Forest Avenue - Remodeled to it's current state in 1906 by Frank Lloyd Wright.


Friday, September 16, 2011

Nathan G. Moore Residence - Oak Park, Illinois

333 Forest Avenue - Originally built in 1895 in the Tudor style and then rebuilt in 1923 after fire damaged the home with some restyling to make it more Wright-ish (Wait, is that a word?  It is now!).




Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thomas Gale House - Oak Park, Illinois

1027 Chicago Avenue - Another early Wright house from 1892.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Walter Gale House - Oak Park, Illinois

1031 Chicago Avenue - An early Frank Lloyd Wright designed house from 1893.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Metra Station Entrance - Chicago, Illinois

Michigan Avenue - I love this Metra Station entrance for the Van Buren Street Station.  The Art Nouveau-style Paris Metro entrance was a gift to Chicago from the city of Paris in 2001.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio - Oak Park, Illinois

951 Chicago Avenue - Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked here from 1889 to 1909.  These pictures are all from a visit back in July 2005.  Visit the official site.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Harold Washington Library Center - Chicago, Illinois

400 South State Street - The Harold Washington Library Center was completed in 1991. It was designed by Hammond, Beeby, & Babka. These pictures were taken back in July 2005. The top of the building seemed by far the most interesting which I suppose is why I only took pictures of that one part.