Consumers Building, Chicago
Our friends at designslinger.com tell an interesting story concerning the Consumers Building (1913) in Chicago, IL by the architectural firm of Jenney, Mundie & Jensen. According to designslinger, the building “passed through several owners before being acquired by the Federal government, whose Federal Center complex sits right behind the Consumer. The government now maintains the building, but with a large redevelopment program in the works, the fate of Jenney, Mundie & Jensen’s 95 year old project is in question.” Read more.
Consumers Building (1913) Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, architects /Image & Artwork: designslinger
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The Other Architect in Oak Park
Photo credit: Bill Bowen
While Frank Lloyd Wright is undoubtedly the most famous architect to have designed and built homes in Oak Park, Illinois, he was by no means the only one. In this 2007 photo I’m standing on the porch of George W. Maher’s Pleasant Home. Designslinger recently ran a fine blog post about the house. If you do visit Oak Park, Pleasant Home is located a only few blocks from Wright’s Unity Temple and definitely worth the short walk over to see it.
