Preservation Chicago's 2022 list of the 'most endangered' historic buildings includes sites across the city, including two lakefront gems.
Lathrop Homes - South Campus
While Lathrop Homes' North Campus of buildings and its historic Jens Jensen landscape has been beautifully renovated after a 20-year advocacy effort, the South Campus comprises almost half of the development area and is again stalled. Most of the historic 1938 buildings are vacant, with the exception of a senior housing building and a new apartment structure.
Restoration of St. Martin's Church could see a reuse as a creative incubator space. This luminous space can provide a spiritual and emotional benefit even if it is not used for religious services. It could be used for smaller-scale arts education, exhibits, and performance. It could also house a small gallery featuring goods produced by local craftspeople and artists. The parking lot on the site of the demolished St.
The historic limestone revetments at Promontory Point are under immediate threat from plans to replace them with concrete. The City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District intend to replace The Point's natural limestone with a mass of concrete, destroying not only the historic stepstone revetment, but also the naturalistic aesthetic of this Alfred Caldwell-designed park.
The repair needs at the theater are growing, and the older congregation at House of Prayer is dwindling. The church retained this historic theater for 50 years, and now they need help getting it across the restoration finish line. With collaboration between City agencies, the excellent team of partners on the Central Park Theater Restoration Committee, and alignment with investors and developers, this restoration is more than possible.
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