Hans Friedman was born in Hamburg, Germany. At age 17, Friedman and his family fled Nazi Germany for the United States. After the war, Friedman moved to Chicago and enrolled in the New Bauhaus.
It is commonly assumed that all public art commissioned by the federal government during the Depression was sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. In fact, four New Deal art programs operated during this time.
Born in West Haven, Connecticut, Hayward Blake served as a technical sergeant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps (1943–47) and landed at Utah Beach after D-Day.
It might be said that Philo Judson, hired by Northwestern University to plat the village of Evanston, is the founder of Evanston’s public park system. In 1853-54 Judson set aside areas for parks and the university campus…
In 1980, Design Evanston came into being when a group of designers working or living in Evanston started to meet regularly to discuss how, as professionals, they could assist in maintaining quality design in Evanston…
Shoreline Apartments (1928) marked the last of Henry Holsman’s many Hyde Park and South Shore affordable, cooperative high-rise apartment buildings—nearly all in the Gothic Revival style.
When I researched and wrote the essay about Sherman Gardens in Evanston, I had no idea of the full extent of architect Henry Holsman’s career. Nor was I aware what part Sherman Gardens played in the context of his career.
“Both National Register district and locally designated historic districts can be used as effective preservation tools, either independently or together, to help preserve a community’s historic resources.”
In the preceding four-part series of “Thoughts on Design” columns published in October and November, the argument was made to consider revisiting Anne Earle’s 1988 proposal to nominate the Northwest Evanston Historic District.
Age and integrity determine the boundaries of the proposed Northwest Evanston Historic District. Most of the boundaries are drawn along alleys or rear lot lines. A boundary drawn along a side or front lot line generally excludes houses considerably newer than those within the proposed district.