The Heller House in Hyde Park is for sale and the web edition of Chicago Magazine has a blog entry with a decent photo gallery — including a number of interior views.
Asking price is $2.5 million.
Jan 312012
Jan 262012
All three of the major exhibitions at the museum in 2011 attracted more than 100,000 visitors.
The latest was “Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper,” which ran from Oct. 14 to Jan. 8. Museum spokeswoman Kristin Settle said more than 103,000 visited it.
She said museum attendance has exceeded 100,000 for the four of their last five exhibitions since the summer of 2010 — the first time in museum history.
The other more popular ones were the “Summer of China” exhibitions, “Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century” and “American Quilts.”
Jan 162012
Mark Hertzberg was written a longer blog post on Adelman’s life and the story of how he got his Wright house reasonably close to his budget.
Jan 102012
A nice catch from PrairieMod: The Isadore Heller House in Hyde Park is for sale. Asking price: $2.5 million.
Designed in 1896, the house is a three story house with sculpture by Richard Bock and, possibly, a few windows from the Luxfer Prism Co., owned by right patron, William Winslow.
Dec 162011
The Laurent House sold yesterday at auction. The Laurent House Foundation was the sole bidder, paying $578,500.
Dec 152011
Col. James Pritzker will begin the restoration of the exterior of the Emil Bach house.
“The interior (of the Bach House) is almost brought back to fully historical standards,” said Sean McGowan, chief operating officer at Pritzker’s family office, Tawani Enterprises. “We want to just finish everything out.”
“Including the paint color,” added Mary Parthe, Pritzker’s chief investment officer. “We had to go through several different paint samples to get close to the original color on the interior. Now we’re working on the exterior.”
In a departure for the normally secretive nature of the family, Pritzker’s staff will be documenting the Bach House restoration in a blog, which also will launch in the spring.
Both Lynn Osmond, CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and James Peters, former president of Landmark Illinois, praised the Bach House plans, citing evidence that Pritzker is willing to spare no expense in his quest for historical accuracy. Pritzker recently won the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s highest honor, Patron of the Year, for the restoration of the 16-story Monroe Building. Peters called the building, which opened in 1912 and is located at 104 S. Michigan Ave., “a tour de force.”
“What he does with his restoration, it’s so historically accurate,” Osmond said. “His team really invests in research and the technical side of it. They figure out where the terra cotta was made. How do we replicate it? Where do we find the patterns? Even the hardware on the Monroe Building is perfect.”
Col. Pritzker has won awards and acclaim for his faithful, spare-no-expense restoration of the Monroe Building, home to a large instalation of Rookwood Tile.
Dec 152011
Today is the day of the Laurent House auction. The sale begins at noon.
Dec 132011
Thursday, December 15 is the day the Laurent House will be auctioned (unless it is sold earlier). This article from the Wisconsin State Journal has a nice summary of the basics, if you haven’t followed the story.
NOt mentioned is the efforts of the Laurent House Foundation to raise enough money to purchase the house and turn it into a museum. The does quote Sidney Robinson who believes the house should remain a house:
Sidney Robinson, Taliesin’s preservation coordinator, believes the house should remain a residence and not become a museum.
“I think it should be lived in,” Robinson said. “It should be somebody who values it and is willing to take care of it.”
Dec 072011
Though it has been closed for months for a round of renovations, the Dana-Thomas House in Springfield, Illinois is open for the holiday season, with several special events scheduled for the month of December.
The house will be decorated for the holiday season today through Saturday, Dec. 31.
Family night is 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. All visitors will be admitted free, although a donation of $1 per person is suggested. Regular holiday tours will be conducted during the day.
The Night of the Luminaria is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. About 1,000 luminaria will line the sidewalks and ledges of the structure.
The house will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The site is closed Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the year.
The suggested donation for all Dana-Thomas House tours, except Family Night, is $5 for adults and $3 for children.
In addition, the Dana-Thomas House Foundation Holiday Reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. It will feature live music, food and beverages, and appearances by Susan Lawrence Dana and Santa Claus.
Cost is $20 for foundation members and Dana-Thomas House volunteers and $25 for the general public. Reservations, which are required, can be obtained by calling 788-9452.
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