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Open House Chicago returns with local highlights

Event throws open the doors of 150 sites in 20 neighborhoods

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

This weekend, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) is presenting its 12th Open House Chicago event, one of the largest architecture festivals in the world. On October 15-16, the public is invited to discover a roster of over 150 sites in 20 community areas throughout Chicago and some neighboring suburbs.

In addition, Open House Chicago’s signature weekend will be augmented by opportunities for engagement

throughout the month of October via the new CAC ap The event remains free and open to the public

Adam Rubin, director of inter pretation for CA says Open House Chicago has emerged from the pandemic reenergized and with a new focus. In 2020, in re sponse to the pandemic, there were no site visits, and CAC introduced an app to allow participants to tak self-guided tours In 2021, the CAC debuted a hybrid model with in-person site visits as well as experiences guided by the app.

As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, Rubin says CAC is continuing the hybrid in-person and app approach and finds their new strateg y allows a dif ferent emphasis. From over 250 sites in 2019, Open

PHOTO BY BRUCE UNRUH Oak Park Library, 34 Lake St .

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Austin main br anch librar y, 5615 W. Race Ave., Chicago

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House Chicago is now focused on roughly 150 sites and 20 neighborhoods.

“The pandemic made us all look more locally,” Rubin said. “We ended up with an Open House program that’s honestly better than what we had before .”

“The goal is for people to feel empowered to get to know not only their own neighborhood but perhaps some other neighborhood on a greater level. It’s not just to pop in to one site and then drive to another community in your car.”

To that end, the CAC app has an application called “Explore Like a Local” that allows visitors to delve deeper into the neighborhoods where official sites are located by suggesting nearby businesses or places to visit that are not official CAC sites, but that will enhance a visitor’s understanding of the neighborhood.

While Rubin acknowledges some participants will always be driven to see as many sites as possible or get into as many buildings as possible while access is available, he says the CAC is seeing a move away from what he calls competitive tourism.

“There’s a lot you can get out of it if you give it a little space to breathe,” Rubin said.

In Oak Park, two new sites will be joining the lineup. The Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., will be included in the event for the first time. Rubin says people will enjoy the 1920s-era conservatory as well as the community focus of the building that

fallen into disre pair.

Also new this year is the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. The 104,000-squarefoot building was designed by the firm of Nagle Hartray Architecture in collabora-

2004.

New this year also is the Austin Branch Library, 5615 Race Ave. in Chicago, a historic building which contrasts nicely with the Oak Park Public Library’s contempo-

was Alfred S. Alschuler skylight

that was part of the original design.

Another new site in Austin is Christ the King Jesuit Colle ge Preparatory School,

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Austin main br anch librar y, 5615 W. Race Ave., Chicago

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Christ the King Jesuit College Preparator y School, 5088 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago

Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Gar eld St

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5088 W. Jackson Blvd. Designed by Chicagobased architect John Ronan, the building is faced in fiber-reinforced cement panels.

Rubin calls the exterior a “dynamic de sign.” He also points out the interesting use of glass block, a humble material, to create an intricately patterned wall in the school’s Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola.

“I think people will really like this,” Ru bin said. “It’s a little bit of the old ver nacular style mixed in with the new.”

Rubin says an interesting side tour could be made just of ecclesiastical sites on the Near West Side and near west suburbs.

The Fraternité Notre Dame, 502 N. Central Ave. in Austin, was once home to Chicago’s largest Methodist cong re gation and is now a shrine to Our Lady of Fréchou.

Before you go

A complete list of sites, events and programming as well as access to the Chicago Architecture Center app can be found at openhousechicago.org

Visit architecture.org/join-give/join/ membership to become a CAC member CAC members receive a Priority Access Pass, which provides the ability to skip the lines at all Open House Chicago sites.

In Oak Park, First United Methodist Church, 324 N. Oak Park Ave.; Pilgrim Cong re gational Church, 460 Lake St.; Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St.; and West Suburban Temple Har Zion, 1040 N. Harlem Ave., are all sites on this year’s Open House Chicago.

Rubin says that for many people who might be timid about entering an unfamiliar house of worship, the Open House Chicago weekend offers a time to feel comfortable and welcome.

“There’s so much beautiful, historic architecture in religious spaces,” Rubin said.

Participants can use the new CAC app to enjoy do zens of exclusive experiences during October, including thematic, self guided tours. Rubin highlights Murales in Pilsen, which he says focuses on Mexican murals in the neighborhood.

“We were able to interview a number of artists, and there will be audio on the app that provides context to the art,” Rubin said.

Another tour he highlights is new this year. “Modern Living in Chatham” explores a handful of mid-century moder n homes built for and lived in by important Black community members in the area. Rubin says the architecture and the history captures a moment in time

In addition, as part of Open House Chicago, the CAC will host a series of free virtual programs throughout October. Au dience members can enjoy virtual discussions with design experts, historians, and community leaders about Chicago’s architectural le gacy from the comfort of home.

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Oak Park home sell for $1,900,000

The following property transfers were re ported by the Cook County Cler 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appea missing, that information was not provided by the clerk.

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

719 Lake St $4,800,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 4926 Op Med Arts Holdings Llc

915 S Maple Ave $4,027,000 H J Mohr & Sons Co Sec Harlem Acq Llc

633 N East Ave $1,900,000 Gary Christopher Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc

633 N East Ave $1,900,000 Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc Rockey Joan

420 N Kenilworth Ave $1,900,000 Barnett Kent D Tr Siegler Jonathan

107 Harrison St $1,525,000 107-109 Harrison Oak Pk Llc Wild re Harrison Llc

539 Linden Ave $1,450,000 Mahoney Kathleen G Schrag Andrew H

611 N Oak Park Ave $1,450,000 Shively Brett D Millard Kacey Fuldauer

1171 S Grove Ave $1,199,000 Meagher Mark W Buch Deep

229 N Ridgeland Ave $1,125,000 Whitley Ryan D Schuster Stephen

454 Iowa St $1,100,000 Evans Annemarie Hayek Domer David A

112 S Scoville Ave $1,000,000 Lasalle St Homes Ii Llc Merrill Ngai Dean

1105 Gar eld St $1,000,000 H J Mohr & Sons Co Gar eld Maple Llc

1163 Wenonah Ave $950,000 Richards Tracy Tr Cassinelli Jedidiah

1037 S Kenilworth Ave $950,000 Nielsen Heath R Bogue Matthew T

1034 N Marion St $925,000 Smith Melville J Tr Arvanites Matthew

1019 Chicago Ave $920,000 Brodeur Brian Burr Glenn

213 Wesley Ave $905,000 Brown Harmon A Sandrick John J

319 N Grove Ave $855,000 Sanye James J Tr Evans Robert Andrew Tr

1218 N Grove Ave $850,000 Connor Raymond F Tr Jr Susmilch Joanne E

1174 Clinton Ave $799,000 Lindberg Erik Oconnor Matthew J

1026 N Lombard Ave $789,000 Mensah Ekow K Schexnider Misuzu

1015 N Grove Ave $789,000 Van Vlymen Paul Murphy Michae

224 S Marion St $750,000 224 S Marion Llc 224 Holdings Llc

708 Forest Ave $750,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 1824 Smotrycz Erica

N Euclid Ave $735,000 Schurr Richard A Sautter Mari Patricia

N Euclid Ave $714,000 Weicher William Russell Brian M

S Humphrey Ave $705,000 Steele Robyn R Tr Liechty Karl E

Home Ave $701,000 Fenton Kristen S Markt Kyle N

S Euclid Ave $675,000 Ruggirello Joseph Tr Dizon Angel Iii

Columbian Ave $660,000 Bolte Donald Brian Tr Porter Marion

S Scoville Ave $658,000

633 N East Ave., Oak Park

K P ARK

Clinton Ave $625,000 Koreis Thomas Flores Brian D

Clarence Ave $625,000 Volpe Jessica L Tr Dorman Matthew

Wenonah Ave $600,000 Corvo Robert W Coleman Semaj

629 N Grove Ave $590,000 Stec Michael K Tchang Erika M

745 S Taylor Ave $590,000 Elgethun Keely Hernandez Yoon C

Wesley Ave $575,000 Jerome Jill Qualiato Joseph Thomas

1001 N Lombard Ave $555,000 Kyte Eric J Ihmoud Sana

904 S Kenilworth Ave $550,000 Bogue Colleen Brooker Silos Melanie

534 S Highland Ave $550,000 Peshak Gina M Beally Melissa S

606 S Scoville Ave $550,000 Novak Maureen Tr Antholt Steven M Jr

414 S Taylor Ave $540,000 Bulcke Bart Santella Donna

117 S Grove Ave $530,000 Gill Norman Nijim Sabrina

1107 Clinton Ave $518,000 Mccormick Carolyn Agelo Samuel

260 Iowa St $490,000 Kiefer Barbara Putnam Seth

208 Iowa St $485,000 Cramer Julianne Van Genderen Justin

N Lombard Ave $483,000 Danko James R Hensley Amanda R

Hayes Ave $480,000 Kelly Maureen R Tr Jared Cythnia

N Marion St $480,000 Armstrong Brawnski L Jr Jonest Samuel E

Hayes Ave $470,000 Lowder Stephen L Kleczka Thomas

Wenonah Ave $460,000 Kerns James M Tr Pena-Webb Natalia

Iowa St $460,000 Zaio Nicholas Peters Ryan F

S Euclid Ave $455,000 Zagorski Andrew G Sherman Lauren A

S Elmwood Ave $453,000 Waldron Philip P Brennan Matthew

N Harvey Ave $435,000 Kocher Timothy H Brauckman Heather Rysgaard

Washington Blvd $426,500 Nicholas Patricia Bernardin Taylor

Ontario St $426,000 Fitzgerald Terrence Edward Tr Scully Judy

Home Ave $425,000 Homan David Lehner Kristen M

N Oak Park Ave $420,000 Manning Erika C Tr Tenuta Angela

PROPER TY TR ANSFERS

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

844 S Cuyler Ave $420,000 Mitchell Matthew T Keys Patience P

810 Mapleton Ave $420,000 Sorensen Mary Keller Jason

1168 S Taylor Ave $415,000 Martz Cynthia M Pawlak David M Jr

701 S Ridgeland Ave $400,000 Klawitter Michael A Smith Adam T

1031 S Humphrey Ave $400,000 Rood Molly Erin Heppard Thomas P

1139 S Lombard Ave $395,000 Hernandez Joshua Marsalek Ausrine D

1116 S Harvey Ave $395,000 Godziszewski Daniel Deyer Joshua Warren

1165 S East Ave $381,000 Mccanless Steven A Bastillo Dallas

808 Hayes Ave $380,000 Qualiato Rebecca E Leverett Lauren E

425 S Oak Park Ave $367,000 Tamassia Roberto Extr Pande Mihir

207 Le Moyne Pky $360,000 Cunix Janine P Starr Michael Burke

529 S Harvey Ave $350,000 Real Equities Inc Martinez Raymundo

533 N Humphrey Ave $350,000 West Daniel C Tr Oaks Wesley Keaton

107 Harrison St $350,000 The Judicial Sales Corp 107-109 Harrison Oak Pk Llc

1119 Augusta St $342,500 Jones Joan Javor Kathleen M

927 Ontario St $320,000 Lyman Thomas W Simonovic Ivana

137 N Ridgeland Ave $312,000 Debruyn Jayne M Tr Flanagan Patrick M

1413 N Harlem Ave $300,000 Citrix Chicago Holdings Llc Brahm Candace

1114 Ontario St $299,000 Marshall Lauren Camille Smith Hella S

204 S Maple Ave $299,000 Sergo John P Madden James

819 Washington Blvd $290,000 Sulou Jack Cox Samuel P

1135 Clarence Ave $270,000 Morris Irene Tr Top Ameniti Llc

640 Washington Blvd $269,000 Chang Barbaro A Tr Hall Erica N

200 Home Ave $269,000 Cleary John P Van Doorn Audra

1108 S Elmwood Ave $260,000 Turian Ra Textor Lindsey

642 N Taylor Ave $250,000 Carr Christopher Lemense Daniel James

7120 Roosevelt Rd $240,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Arg-E-Bam Llc

111 S Scoville Ave $226,500 Mook Elizabeth L Hansen Kristin L

425 Home Ave $220,000 Lozano Diego Lundy Andrea R

403 N Marion St $218,000 Fantetti Diane M Tr Lansford Barbara

901 South Blvd $200,000 Oak Pk Ii Land Llc Altierra Dev Grp Llc - 901

318 -320 N Maple Ave $194,000 Mann Heather A Grimaldi Natalie

333 S East Ave $189,000 Mcdaniel Barbara Kammerer Ann M Tr

500 Washington Blvd $189,000 Cosentino Sydney Alexis Martin Angela

530 Washington Blvd $188,000 Tagtmeier Gwen Conway Kathleen

401 S Grove Ave $185,000 Z Fin Illinois G Prop Llc Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002388847

425 Home Ave $180,000 Beckwith Leah N Extr Rodriguez Ana

530 Washington Blvd $176,000

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

S Kenilworth Ave $120,000 Fung Pak Kau Gordon Dana Bree

N Humphrey Ave $120,000 Miller Heidi L Sanchez Fredy

Holley Ct $120,000 Lindeman Janet A Rivera Angel

N Austin Blvd $115,000 Newnett I Llc Williams Angelique

S Maple Ave $10,000 H J Mohr & Sons Co 417 Op Llc

N Marion St Unknown The Judicial Sales Corp Bank Of Amer Na

327 Wisconsin Ave Unknown The Judicial Sales Corp Federal Natl Mtg Assn

RIVER FOREST

7619 North Ave $8,714,500 Pob Llc Ws Partners Llc

830 Ashland Ave $1,720,000 Guralnick Amy Goldhaber Carolyn Tr

553 Thatcher Ave $1,350,000 Lucchesi Ronald L Tr Kirk Kerry

814 Bonnie Brae Pl $1,265,000 Mcnair Robbye Swank Erin

918 Jackson Ave $1,200,000 Waters Thaddeus P Lindberg Erik

1343 Jackson Ave $930,000 Scanlon Conor P Pawlus Marc

1431 Forest Ave $880,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002376134 Roberts Catherine

847 Monroe Ave $875,000 Swindal Robert L Krcmarevic Nikola

1142 Monroe Ave $855,000 Langhans Ralph G Tr Omalley Michael J

1015 Thatcher Ave $840,000 Myers Ricky Gussak Sheila Ballintine

614 Park Ave $789,000 Gillette Stuart Shah Renu P

520 River Oaks Dr $680,000 Drake Anne Stirling Jerold

707 Forest Ave $650,000 Moran Daniel Katz Michael

715 Clinton Pl $570,000 Wilkens Diana Tr Lepkowski Grzegorz

21 Gale Ave $525,000 Corr Michael P Tr Gulotty Richard

1535 Park Ave $310,000 Koenig Kendall L Tr Michael Dolores M Tr

7344 Lake St $196,000 Falen Richard M Shaikhutdinova Elvira

7200 Oak Ave $115,000 Zuniga Jaclyn M Casteel Payne Trust

1314 Franklin Ave Unknown County Clerk Of Cook County First Natl Acquisitions Llc

830 Ashland Ave., River Forest

Great Kitchens Luxurious Baths

Oak Park

Berwyn

FOREST

ARK

Thomas Ave $640,000 Nee David L Vaccaro Nicholas A

Washington St $595,000 Assell Jonathan R Howell Jerremy

Harlem Ave $575,000 Hernandez Patricia M Ardon Sandra P

Wilcox St $550,000 Hardin Thomas J Trust Stevens James B

Des Plaines Ave $500,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 1065694 Sorice Martin

Marengo Ave $500,000 Bomo Inc Gomez Antonio J

Elgin Ave $500,000 Dondow Kelly S Williams Brian C

Circle Ave $485,000 Johnson Mac R Schlagel Paul

Marengo Ave $469,000 Foley Patricia Meier Michael

Rockford Ave $455,000 Brashares Jason P Ocamb Brian

Madison St $450,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 001226 Jc Licht Forest Pk Llc

Marengo Ave $446,000 Graunke Veronica C Lyman Thomas William

Ferdinand Ave $443,000 Devitt Colin Meineke Lewis

Elgin Ave $435,000 Cross Daniel Whisson Anne

Circle Ave $360,000 Consalvi Antonette Tr Consalvi John

Franklin St $345,000 Michalic Nathanael J Vinyard Claire Alyson

Brown Ave $330,000 Schwarz Alexander J Gates Gwyneth

Elgin Ave $325,000 V&T Inv Corp

Oak Park