Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative
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The Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative celebrates this housing style, seeking to preserve the unique features of these houses, protect them from demolition, and continue their use and reuse for the next century – https://workerscottage.org/
Yes, this illustration makes it look that way. I can't help but think it was so that they could claim it was brick construction but really only "half" brick! Most of the houses nowadays look like the wood was later replaced by brick or cinder block
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yes, this illustration makes it look that way. I can't help but think it was so that they could claim it was brick construction but really only "half" brick! Most of the houses nowadays look like the wood was later replaced by brick or cinder block
The streets in this area were raised in 1897 by 3-4-5 feet so that the new sewer lines under the street could drain by gravity to the river
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The streets in this area were raised in 1897 by 3-4-5 feet so that the new sewer lines under the street could drain by gravity to the river
Most of the cottages are still there but its surprising how they've changed over the years from what was probably originally a street of cookie-cutter houses
October 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Most of the cottages are still there but its surprising how they've changed over the years from what was probably originally a street of cookie-cutter houses