Exasperation is running high when demolition is broached as a way to deal with an unused historic building. When demolition is actually supported by both public officials and a plurality of citizens, despite the building’s decent condition and exceptional architectural character, you can fairly assume frustrations are approaching absurd levels. Case in point: St. Paul’s School in [...]
Last week, the National Park Service (NPS) rejected a bid by Gropius in Chicago Coalition to place Michael Reese Hospital on the National Register of Historic Places. The NPS concluded that while the campus did indeed have historical and architectural significance, the proposed geographic boundaries in the hospital’s nomination were overly-broad (and thus not wholly reflective of which [...]
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