Chicago homes : a portrait of the city's everyday architecture / Carla Bruni, Phil Thompson ; illustrations by Wonder City Studio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruni, Carla (Preservationist), author.

Thompson, Phil (Artist), Author, Illustrator.

Contributor:

Wonder City Studio, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Chicago (Ill.).

Architecture, Domestic--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture and society--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Architecture and society.

Genre:

Endpapers

Physical Description:

342 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Agate Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

"A comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book about Chicago's residential architecture and the stories that shaped it. This is an entertaining and precisely illustrated story of Chicago homes from the city's earliest days through the postwar era, revealing everything about what makes a home a Chicago home"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Early inhabitants, early homes, 1780 to 1837

From founding to fire, 1837 to 1871

Rising and rebuilding, 1871 to 1882

Annexation and elevation, 1882 to 1892

White city, blight city, 1893 to 1900

New century, new Chicago, 1900 to 1917

Death, speed, and a bit of whimsy, 1917 to 1929

Hard times, new deals, and a century of progress, 1930 to 1941

Common modifications to homes : how we live.

Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Illustrated lining-papers.

Includes bibliographical references & index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version

Thompson, Phil (Artist) Chicago homes

Online version Thompson, Phil (Artist) Chicago homes

ISBN:

9781572843578

1572843578

OCLC:

1522762096