Apr 18, 2016
Reclaiming Wood in a Rehabbed Firehouse
Some said it couldn’t be done, but…behold! In keeping with its mission of historic preservation, the Historical Society of Oak Park and...
Mar 28, 2016
Chicago Firehouses at Forefront of Green
Old firehouses in Chicago and surrounding suburbs are doubling as art centers, museums, restaurants, and wedding venues. In Chicago’s...
Jan 18, 2016
Out with the Old, In with the New
One hundred years ago, on a snowy, bone-chilling Chicago day like today, the Glessner family would have been huddled by the fireplace in...
