Sometime in the 1830's or around 1840, John Crane and their son-in-law John Miller settled in the area.On February 6,1841, John Miller, an enterprising settler puchased 80 acres of land for $100.00. He erected a small sawmill located just south…
Chciago area remained territory granted to Native Americans, Potowatomies, until 1836, only following the 1832 Blackhawk War--making it one of the last major U.S. metropolitan areas to be founded, following St. Louis, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.…
This view of the Franklin P. Smith estate from ca. 1901 looks north at the tile-floored terrace between the 1901 Smith house on the left and the "east porch" on the right. Shown are two unsual benches, south and north, with a reflecting pool between…
Shown is the 1965-completed Donnelley Library main floor, as renovated in 1983, with its circulation desk. This was in use until 2003. The date this picture was taken was between 1997 and 1998. The renovation was designed by Chicago Associates…