More Bungalows Than You'll Know What To Do With

The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation (MTHP) has two more scheduled walking tours of the Marquette Bungalows Historic District coming in August and September.  Boasting over 40 Craftsman style bungalows, this is something you do not want to miss if you're in the area. MTHP lead tours of the district throughout the summer under their Historic Architecture Tours program. Their Historic East Isthmus Bike Tour also makes an abbreviated stop to see the Marquette Bungalows....

A Walk On the Mild Side

We fellow Arts and Crafts enthusiasts have often been accused -- and rightly so - of fostering a severe case of tunnel vision. We have to remind ourselves that the Arts and Crafts movement encompassed more than just hand-craftsmanship. Early proponents also advocated healthy lifestyles, wise choices in what we eat, and physical fitness.

In East Aurora, Elbert Hubbard led his staff in calisthenics on the lawn in front of the Roycroft Copper Shop. Frank Lloyd Wright took...

Old Hollywood Comes to Oak Park

On a warm summer night, anyone strolling through Mills Park in Oak Park, Illinois might be lucky enough to hear the syncopated sounds of ragtime piano coming from the front porch of Historic Pleasant Home.  Laughter can be heard as folks gathered on the porch are entertained by the daredevil stunts and slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd.

On Friday evenings in August, the Pleasant Home Foundation will host the 2nd Annual Silent Movies...

Stickley, Gustav Chest of Drawers #627