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What: Adler
and Sullivan's Charnley-Persky House Tour
When: Wednesdays throughout the year: 12:00 noon
Saturdays April through November: 10:00 am and 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays December through March: 1:00 p.m. only
Where: Charnley-Persky House (use door at south end of building), 1365 N. Astor Street, Chicago
Description: Every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the year, the Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation offers docent-led tours of Adler and Sullivan's renowned residential work, the James Charnley House (1891-1892) on Astor Street in Chicago. The house, which has long been recognized internationally as a pivotal work of modern architecture, was designed by two luminaries in Chicago architecture-Louis H. Sullivan and his protégé, Frank Lloyd Wright. In Charnley-Persky House the architects rejected historical details common to Victorian architecture in favor of abstract forms that later became the hallmarks of modern architecture. In addition, the house's open floor plan and manipulation of space prefigured the complex spatial arrangements common in the residential work of Wright and other Prairie School architects. The regular Saturday tours also include the Albert F. Madlener House at 4 West Burton Place.
The tours are co-sponsored by the Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation (www.charnleyperskyhouse.org), the Society of Architectural Historians (www.sah.org) and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (www.grahamfoundation.org).
COST: Wednesday tours are free.
COST: Saturday tours: $10 adults/$5 seniors and students age 18 and over.
All teachers with valid State of Illinois ID are admitted free of charge as are students under the age of 18.
DURATION: Wednesday tours 1 hour; Saturday tours 90 minutes.
What: Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Tour (90 minutes)
When: 10:00 a.m.
Where: Auditorium Building (Roosevelt University)
Meet in the Auditorium's Ticket Lobby, 50 East Congress Parkway
Description: No matter how many times you've been to the Auditorium, you haven't really seen it unless you've seen it with Bart Swindall, the Auditorium's own historian. You'll see Louis Sullivan's ornament at close range, experience Dankmar Adler's amazing acoustics firsthand, and discover why Frank Lloyd Wright called the Auditorium "The greatest room for music and opera in the world--bar none."
In celebration of Louis Sullivan's 150th anniversary, Auditorium tours are free, but space is limited, & reservations are required. Please call 312-341-9668. For more information, visit www.auditoriumtheatre.org & click "Sullivan-150 Series".
This program is made possible through the generous support of Mr. Seymour Persky.
What: Louis Sullivan: Lost and Found tour
When: 10:30 a.m.
Where: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Meet at the CAF's ArchiCenter Shop
224 South Michigan Avenue
Description: The Chicago Architecture Foundation,
in cooperation with the Art Institute of Chicago, will trace Sullivan's
career and reveal his philosophy through surviving works, fragments
and relevant sites in the city center that was home for his entire
professional life.
cost: $18; $14 senior/student; $8 CAF member; member of both CAF and AIC, free. Tour price includes a voucher for Art Institute admission on another date.
duration: 2 hours
note: This tour concludes at State and Madison Streets. Bring binoculars to enhance the experience.
reserve: Call 312.922.3432 x240
What: Celebrity
Tour - John Eifler Tours Charnley-Persky House
When: 1:00 p.m.
Where: Charnley-Persky House (use door at south end of building), 1365 N. Astor Street, Chicago
Description: Join restoration architect John Eifler for an interior and exterior tour of the historic Charnley-Persky House. Eifler, who has worked on the restoration of such notable buildings as Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and the Seth Peterson Cottage, also oversaw the restoration of Charnley-Persky House twice, once in the mid-1980s and again in 2002-2003. The architect will give a detailed explanation of the scope of work that was undertaken, the discoveries that were made along the way, and the challenges of restoring a National Historic Landmark.
COST: $10 per person
RESERVATIONS: Space is limited to 30 people; Call 312.573.1365 to make a reservation.
DURATION: 90 minutes
This event is co-sponsored by the Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation (www.charnleyperskyhouse.org) and the Society of Architectural Historians (www.sah.org).
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