Category Archives: North Shore

Baha’i House of Worship

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

It is far and away the most grandiose building north of the city limits; even within Chicago, it has few peers. As Sheridan Road leaves Evanston, the Baha’i House of Worship stands like an alien spaceship by the Lake Michigan … Continue reading →

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A period revival cluster

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Plenty of period revival homes grace the north shore. Yet a sadly large proportion of them draw on Classical influences, a sad reflection of America’s adolescent growing pains, in which the far more interesting (in your humble narrator’s opinion, at … Continue reading →

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North Shore MidCentury, Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

1973 – Pure expressive massing. This house’s interior volumes strain to break free, pushing the facade to the limits of thinness. Every one of those boxes is filled with livable space. “Ornament” consists of the house’s own volumes, and the … Continue reading →

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The North Shore MidCentury tradition

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

The 1950s saw a burst of construction throughout Chicagoland, and the moneyed, historicist-drenched north shore was no exception. 1952 – One of the north shore’s oldest post-War modernist houses is this split level. It stands in a virtual forest today, … Continue reading →

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Fall comes to the North Shore

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Fall leaves from Sheridan Road and elsewhere along Lake Michigan’s northern shore. The North Shore, from Evanston on up to Winnetka, is an unbelievable assemblage of wealth. Mansion after mansion lines Sheridan Road as it winds its way up the … Continue reading →

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