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Big Book Sale
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Books:
Old and New, Big and Small

Sat. July 12 | 10am-1pm

Charnley- Perskey House Museum
1365 N Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610

The sale will take place in the driveway behind the house.

New and like-new books for sale to benefit Chicago historic landmark Charnley-Persky House Museum.

  • Hardcovers $5 each
  • Paperbacks $3 each

Unbeatable prices for architecture and design titles, monographs, and books on
gardens, landscapes, urban planning, and other built environment topics.

Be quick: The sale runs only as long stock lasts!

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own bag and arrive early for the best selection of books. SAH accepts cash or card (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Discover) payment. Parking is available in public garages in the area. Limited street spots may be available nearby.
John Mills Van Osdel
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John Mills Van Osdel, Architect, and His Chicago. The Story of His Life, 1811 to 1891.

Wednesday, July 30

5:30 pm reception, 6:00 pm lecture

AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 250, Chicago

Presented by: AIA Chicago and the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians

Free lecture but please click to RSVP 

Event Fully Subscribed.
Wait-list entries are accepted.
You will be notified if your waitlist entry is graduated.

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Copies of the book will be available for purchase: Pay with Cash, Check, Venmo or Zelle. No Credit Cards accepted

Bud Hopkins, AIA, the great-great-grandnephew of John Mills Van Osdel, Chicago’s first architect. Genealogist, author, and retired architect, Bud has written a book on his ancestor.
Born and raised in the Midwest, Bud Hopkins has lived in the Dallas, Texas, area for sixty years. He received his BArch from the University of Oklahoma and has an MArch from Columbia University.

Van Osdel was born in Baltimore and came to Chicago in 1837. He designed every type of structure needed in the rapidly growing city, from houses to hotels, grain elevators to City Hall, bridges to pumping stations. He was an abolitionist before the Civil War and served on the City Council after the Great Fire of 1871, drafting a building code, one of the first of its kind. Van Osdel was the architect of Church of the Holy Family (1860) at 1080 West Roosevelt Road, adjacent to St. Ignatius College Prep. 

Please join us to learn more about the role of John Van Osdel in constructing the city we know today.
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Past Events

Louis Sullivan - in pictures
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Louis Sullivan: An American Architect

Tuesday, April 22, 5:45 pm

Saint James Commons

65 E Huron Street

By author Patrick F. Cannon

Featuring the work of award-winning architectural photographer
James Caulfield

Free event

Sullivan became famous for his dictum "form ever follows function," and his genius shines here in stunning photographs that establish his place among the greatest of the world's architects. Click for a more detailed review.
Show 'n Tell 24
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Show 'n Tell '24

Our major annual event with dinner and featured speakers at the Cliff Dwellers, 200 S Michigan Ave.

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Click for details about the program

Here are details about Show 'n Tell '23 to serve as a reference
Lake Geneva Bus Trip
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Let’s travel to Lake Geneva! Reserve NOW

Our annual summer bus tour

Saturday, June 7. 

Reservation deadline: extended to June 2.
$135/ person, $125 discounted for Members

Click for important details, and to reserve

Itinerary includes: (Click for details, and to reserve)
Some of these are rarely open to the public.

  • Holy Communion Episcopal Church / Horticultural Hall
  • Maple Park Neighborhood
  • Lunch at The Duck Inn
  • Penwern by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • The Madlener Seipp house