Lately there's been interest in the extraordinary mid-century architecture on Peterson Avenue, from the Edgewater neighborhood west thro...

Back in 2014 I was obsessed with creating horizontally oriented drawings of Chicago, especially industrial areas.  I wanted to see if I coul...

Some shoebox houses in the K-Town Historic District of Chicago on the west side.  Documenting and illustrating these buildings was one way I...

This was developed from a sketch I did of this about 11 years ago. I intended to do a study of industrial structures but ended up just drawi...

Few buildings convey the historic character of the city as recognizably as the Chicago cottage. They can be found throughout Chicago in wo...

Row houses in the 1970s continued to be utilized as infill housing in established neighborhoods, often replacing older homes in areas und...

In the 1960s row houses made their way into many urban renewal projects, both government funded and privately developed.  A new generation ...

In the 1950s row houses came roaring back in Chicago.  The cost of land and the demand for moderate density housing again aligned.  New mat...

In the 1930s and 40s the row house became an important form for government subsidized public housing.  This program was interrupted by WWII...

After the 1890s it became much harder for me to find row houses.  Since this isn't exactly a scientific study it's possible I'm...

Hands down the 1890s were the decade of the most elaborate row houses, with the most astounding combination of styles. 2451-2451 W. Ja...

Perhaps the golden age of the Chicago row house?                                                                                           ...

Some of the oldest row houses in Chicago, built soon after the Chicago Fire of 1871.  These have been drawn to represent their original app...