Two Newberry Library staff scholars, Diane Dillon and Rachel Bohlmann, are leading walking tours as part of the annual Great Chicago Places and Spaces, a weekend-long celebration of local architecture and design.
For information on how to register for these and other tours, visit www.greatchicagoplaces.us. No tickets are available from the Newberry Library.
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| Chicago Commons, Graham Taylor Papers |
Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am
Sunday, May 18, 2:00 pm
Tour leader: Rachel Bohlmann, The Newberry Library
In this hour-long guided tour, walk the neighborhood around Chicago Commons, one of the city's famous settlement houses, established in 1894 by Graham Taylor, a friend and colleague of Jane Addams. Among factories, commercial and residential buildings, single-family cottages, and other vernacular architecture of the neighborhood, hear stories about the Commons and the neighbors who visited the settlement and lived nearby.
To register, go to www.greatchicagoplaces.us. No tickets are available from the Newberry.
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| Newberry Blueprint |
Saturday, May 17, 2:00 pm
Tour leader: Diane Dillon, The Newberry Library
The Newberry Library is one of the world's leading independent research libraries. Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb designed its 1893 building in a historical, Romanesque revival style, but incorporated the latest technologies, including a steel frame and electric wiring. The tour will explore the exterior and interior design of the building, the history of the library, and the treasures it houses.
To register, go to www.greatchicagoplaces.us. No tickets are available from the Newberry.
The Newberry Library
Center for Public Programs
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-7324
telephone: (312) 255-3700
fax: (312) 255-3680
e-mail: programs@newberry.org