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The Chicago Bungalow

The Chicago Bungalow

Charles Shanabruch
3.5/5 ( ratings)
This book is a companion piece to an exhibition created by the Chicago Architecture Foundation to explore the legacy of the Chicago Bungalow. Both the book and the exhibition interpret the architecture of the bungalow and its social history. It is part of the Chicago Architecture Foundation's ongoing work of celebrating and educating the public about the city's great architectural tradition. After 1915, new neighborhoods appeared across the prairie. The Chicago-style bungalow came to both dominate and symbolize these areas. A one and one-half story single-family freestanding home, it included such conveniences as electricity, indoor plumbing, and central heat. Chicagoans built some 80,000 bungalows. Another 20,000 were built in suburban Cook County. Nearly every ethnic and racial group in the area has made its way at one time or another to the Bungalow Belt. Today the Bungalow Belt includes white ethnic, African American, Latino, and Asian families. The City of Chicago launched the Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative in September 2000. In partnership with the newly created Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, financial institutions, and the City of Chicago are taking the steps necessary to preserve bungalow communities. The Chicago Bungalow is a critical part of the city's housing infrastructure and an architectural treasure that has remained too little known and appreciated. It is hoped that this book and exhibition will help to focus attention on this long ignored treasure of Chicago's architectural legacy.
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Release
October 01, 2001
ISBN
0738518824
ISBN 13
9780738518824

The Chicago Bungalow

Charles Shanabruch
3.5/5 ( ratings)
This book is a companion piece to an exhibition created by the Chicago Architecture Foundation to explore the legacy of the Chicago Bungalow. Both the book and the exhibition interpret the architecture of the bungalow and its social history. It is part of the Chicago Architecture Foundation's ongoing work of celebrating and educating the public about the city's great architectural tradition. After 1915, new neighborhoods appeared across the prairie. The Chicago-style bungalow came to both dominate and symbolize these areas. A one and one-half story single-family freestanding home, it included such conveniences as electricity, indoor plumbing, and central heat. Chicagoans built some 80,000 bungalows. Another 20,000 were built in suburban Cook County. Nearly every ethnic and racial group in the area has made its way at one time or another to the Bungalow Belt. Today the Bungalow Belt includes white ethnic, African American, Latino, and Asian families. The City of Chicago launched the Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative in September 2000. In partnership with the newly created Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, financial institutions, and the City of Chicago are taking the steps necessary to preserve bungalow communities. The Chicago Bungalow is a critical part of the city's housing infrastructure and an architectural treasure that has remained too little known and appreciated. It is hoped that this book and exhibition will help to focus attention on this long ignored treasure of Chicago's architectural legacy.
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Release
October 01, 2001
ISBN
0738518824
ISBN 13
9780738518824

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