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Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day – Irish Sites in Beverly
The Irish Castle (Robert C. Givens House) Now Beverly Unitarian Church 10244 South Longwood Drive, Chicago, IL Built 1886-87 The Irish Castle, a Romanesque Revival- style residence, was built by real...
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100 Years of Golf at Grand Beach, MI: A “Mecca” of Golf
c Jennifer R. Kenny Postcard Collection, 2016 From its beginnings in 1908, the founders of Grand Beach, Michigan (intiially known as Grand Beach Springs), aspired to create a summer playground for...
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Beverly’s “Irish Castle,” Robert C. Givins House, Chicago, IL
Jennifer R. Kenny Postcard Collection, 2016 Deep on the south side of Chicago, in the heart of the Beverly-Morgan Park neighborhood is the “Irish Castle.” Although called a castle, the Robert C. Givins...
View ArticleNorth Lawndale’s Anshe Kenesseth Israel Temple
(originally posted 3/18/2012) The fate of the former Anshe Kenesseth Israel Temple, at 3411-19 W. Douglas Blvd in Chicago, will be settled soon – perhaps even this week. Jews who came from the west...
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Heffron Memorial Fountain by Lorado Taft’s Midway Studios
Heffron Memorial Fountain. 1915.Morgan Park Post, August 14, 1915, p. 1. Collections of the Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, IL Nationally-acclaimed Chicago sculptor and writer Lorado Taft...
View ArticleChicago Bridge and Iron Company’s Horton Family Homes
Some of the most notable historic architectural specimens in Chicago’s south side Beverly neighborhood are those associated with the Horton Family. Patriarch Horace E. Horton founded the world-renowned...
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History of Evergreen Golf and Country Club, Evergreen Park, IL
Ellerslie Cross Country Club House, American Contractor, June 24, 1899, p. 29. Many local residents oppose Sterling Bay’s new big box commercial development at the serene and wooded site of the...
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Longwood Drive Historic District in Chicago’s Beverly-Morgan Park – a Map and...
Longwood Drive Historic District Map, Commission on Chicago Landmarks One of my important roles as a real estate broker and architectural historian is to guide and educate my clients before purchasing...
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St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church – Beverly, Chicago, IL
St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, IL. Jennifer Kenny, 2016 One of the first modern Catholic church buildings in Chicago to be constructed to the new liturgical specifications of the Second...
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St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church – West Beverly, Chicago, IL
St. John Fisher Church, Chicago, IL. Jennifer Kenny, 2016 At the western edge of Beverly is the Roman Catholic Parish of St. John Fisher. Its campus, between 102nd Street, 103rd Street, Fairfield, and...
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St. Cajetan Roman Catholic Church – Morgan Park, Chicago, IL
St. Cajetan Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, IL. Jennifer Kenny, 2016 Morgan Park received its second Roman Catholic parish in 1927 with the establishment of St. Cajetan Church. While Sacred Heart...
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St. Walter Roman Catholic Church – Morgan Park, Chicago, IL
At the southern tip of Western Avenue, Chicago’s longest thoroughfare, is a fine example of midcentury church architecture in the Morgan Park community area. St. Walter Roman Catholic Parish...
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Grand Beach, MI: Not just for golf champions. Welcomed Jimmy Braddock in 1937
The Golfmore Training Camp, June 1937 (All photos courtesy of the Antiquities of the Prize Ring Photo Archive, Hilliard, Ohio) Although Grand Beach is a golf community that concludes each summer with...
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A Look Back in Grand Beach History: What’s in a Name?
Royal Avenue. Grand Beach, MI. ca. 1915 Although many of us have heard of the traditions of naming boats, planes, or hurricanes, did you know that Grand Beachers began a tradition of naming their...
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Railroad Stations anchor Beverly-Morgan Park’s Historic Commercial Districts
Map of Beverly-Morgan Park Stations, 1909 With the recent demolition of the 115th Street Railroad Station, it is time once again to revisit the historic and architectural importance of Beverly-Morgan...
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Buying a home in Beverly? Check out the Ridge Historic District
Are you looking to buy a single-family home in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood? The buildings and streetscapes within the Ridge Historic District, listed through community efforts in the National...
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Sacred Gardens: Chicagoland’s 20th-Century American Grottoes
Historic landscapes for warmer weather With Spring’s arrival this week, many Chicagoans bolt outdoors to finally enjoy the rising temperatures after a long winter. If you seeking an unusual outdoor...
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Longwood Drive – Beverly’s Premier Residential Street
Beverly’s Premier Residential Street – Longwood Drive Running principally north and south through the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods is arguably one of Chicago’s most picturesque streets,...
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The Craftsman Style in Chicago’s Beverly-Morgan Park Neighborhoods (1894–1929)
Harmonizing within Beverly’s Wooded Landscape Because Beverly–Morgan Park was an attractive, wooded respite miles away from Chicago’s Loop, it proved to be an ideal setting in the early twentieth...
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