Shedd Aquarium History: John Graves Shedd was a a stock boy who had worked his way toward being president of Marshall Field & Company. He had a dream to build Chicago the finest aquarium in the world in order to be competitive with rivaling booming cities across Europe and the United States. Shedd initially began this journey with a 2 million dollar donation founding the … Continue reading Shedd Aquarium, St. Andrews Church Comparison.

Holy Name Cathedral History: The parish was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1843. The catholic vatican created the diocese of Chicago, lead by Bishop William Quarter and Reverend Walter Quarter, which was headquartered at Cathedral of St Mary on the corner of Madison and Wabash. In 1885, Church of the Holy Name was constructed on State Street. These first two buildings burnt down in the … Continue reading Holy Name Cathedral vs. St John’s Episcopal Church

Chicago is surely one of the most important city historically speaking in the US. Chicago is famous for the fact that the first skyscraper was build there in 1884 but also because of its rapid economic boom during the 19th century who made it for a long time the 2nd city after New York in the country. Chicago became an economic center due to its … Continue reading Comparing Chicago’s Architecture to Ann Arbor’s One.

In the 1800’s Chicago’s architecture was heavily influenced by the greek and romans. Many buildings built in this time period still stand today due to their long lasting foundations and structure achieved by the architects of Chicago of the time. The designs made skyscrapers and long lasting buildings possible. One example of their work is The Institute of Art in Chicago. The building was built … Continue reading Comparison of Chicago Architecture to Saginaw

Saginaw’s architectural history can be seen with a short drive through the heart of downtown Saginaw. The Temple Theater and the historical Castle Museum are two outstanding buildings that showcase our history. The Castle Museum was built in 1897 and was previously the post office for the city of Saginaw. The design was based off of a French Chateau to reflect the history of Saginaw and the French that … Continue reading Chicago vs. Saginaw Architecture

  BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN The Buckingham Fountain is one of the first Chicago landmarks I got to see. This is located at the middle of Grant Park. This fountain is one of the largest in the world. The Buckingham Fountain is near Columbus Drive and Congress Parkway which is the beginning of the historical Chicago experience. In other words it is considered Chicago’s front door. In … Continue reading BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN

  1886 SAGINAW HOUSE TO BE RESTORED This historic house was built in 1886 in the city of Saginaw and is up for complete restoration. Like the Driehaus, this house was also built in the 19th century, the gilded age. Many aspects of this Saginaw home and the Driehaus are similar. They both have similar window structure, which was common for large houses at the time. Both … Continue reading SAGINAW HISTORIC HOUSE TO BE RESTORED

  GALLERY This room is the gallery which at first was Nickerson’s Art Gallery. In this room there are pieces of historical artwork, beautiful architecture, cherry book shelves, and a fireplace. The gallery in the 1900s was called the Trophy Room. In the trophy room hanging on the walls were hunted animals.Also displayed were weapons and books that were rare. http://www.driehausmuseum.org/ Continue reading GALLERY-DRIEHAUS

  DINING ROOM-DRIEHAUS One of the rooms in the Nickerson House that leaves visitors awestruck is the dining room . This room is very unique because of the white oak that is used on the walls of this room. The table in this room is the actual Nickerson dining table prior to restoration. In the wood of the walls, tables and chairs of the dining room you can … Continue reading DINING ROOM-DRIEHAUS

  DRIEHAUS MUSEUM The Driehaus Museum invites guests to experience the Guilded Age-era design, decorative arts, and architecture. The 19th century Samuel M Nickerson mansion is located right by the magnificent mile of Chicago. The museum was founded on April 1, 2003 by Philanthropist Richard H Driehaus where he opened the doors to preserve and promote architecture and design. The restoration project took five years … Continue reading DRIEHAUS MUSEUM

I would just like to start this blog post off by stating that I am taking a different approach when comparing Chicago to my home town of Bay City. I must also admit that I have had a very difficult time when trying to figure out what to compare but I think I have come to a conclusion. In 1914 the second oldest ballpark in … Continue reading Americas Past(time)

While in Chicago I noticed there were many columns on most of the historic buildings. So as soon as I got back to the Midland Bay city area, I started looking around. In Midland I did not find many columns, but as soon as I took a drive through Bay City Michigan I found a bunch of them. Most were on houses on Center street. … Continue reading Columns In Bay City MI, and Chicago IL Compared

While visiting Chicago I was amazed at all the immaculate buildings. Every where you looked there was yet another stunning building. I began to think about how you don’t see anything like that around here. But then I began thinking; we do have some buildings around here that are pretty incredible as well, I just over look them. Chicago was new and exciting, and made … Continue reading Architecture in the Windy City Compared to Bay City

The city of Chicago has become a historic landmark for America. Its legendary skyline, intricate architecture, and cultural elegance keeps you busy taking it all in. Chicago hosting the world’s fair in 1893 brought this city it to the world’s stage and enabled it to compete with cities like New York, Paris, Washington D.C. and more.  Since the 1893 world’s fair Chicago has continued to … Continue reading Architecture of Chicago

-Photograph by Jacob Kowalczyk Comparing the Art Institute of Chicago to Bay City Hall. During my trip to Chicago, I had the opportunity to visit some of the coolest buildings in a major city. That building was the Art Institute of Chicago. This building shows a neoclassical design that uses arches and pillars, to create the appearance of a large center mass building. This was … Continue reading Comparing Chicago to Bay City

The Greek and Roman elements of neo-classical architecture were quite symbolic to the mid-1600s world in which it became popular. The first big wave of globalization was enveloping the world, more people were separating from the flashy, hierarchical Catholic church as Protestants, and the early Enlightenment-era thinkers were brainstorming how politics and philosophy will shape the changing world around them. It’s obvious to see why … Continue reading Neo-Classical Architecture in Chicago and Bay City

Living in Midland and trying to find a building with the exquisite type of architecture that can be seen in Chicago was a real challenge, one that I hope to have met, you be the judge. Driving around Midland I saw the occasional building the struck me as more unique than others, but nothing I felt I could draw a good comparison on. After a … Continue reading My Analysis (hopefully not too much of a stretch)

My comparison of our trip was Omer Courthouse building to the Field Museum in Chicago. In 1890, Arenac County built its second County Courthouse. The Courthouse was called the second Arenac Courthouse as the first one was burned down the prior year. Angus McDonnell was the contractor that submitted the lowest bid of $2,847.00 to construct the building. The Field Museum was built in 1893 … Continue reading Chicago Comparison – Contributed by Casey Ex

In accordance with the popularity of combining architectural forms, the Second Empire style which emerged in the 19th century, named for the Second French Empire of Napoleon III, blended its Renaissance foundations with earlier Baroque influences. The Bay City Justice building at 814 N. Monroe was originally constructed in 1876 as a residence for George H. It was designed by his father James, whose lumber business … Continue reading Second Empire

The Bradley House is located near downtown Midland, and is a Victorian Gothic-style home. The Bradley house was built in 1874 ( I could not find the architect). The home served many purposes, from being a church rectory to a family home. It was moved to its present location after residing in the main downtown area   Inside the home, period furnishings decorate the rooms. … Continue reading Victorian era-Gothic style in The Bradley Home in Midland Mi and Gothic architecture in the University of Chicago. By Nick McCann

Carrte Alexander Analysis of the Art institute of Chicago Illinois, and the Castle Museum of Saginaw Michigan The two buildings I compared are the Art Institute of Chicago that was apart of the original white city of Chicago and the Castle museum of Saginaw.What really is similar about these two buildings is that they both look medieval and have a renaissance look and style to … Continue reading Contributed by Carrte Alexander

Many people don’t think of downtown Saginaw to be home to many things other than abandoned homes and a not so great safe place to live. Historic architecture would be the last thing people would imagine. Last semester I was given the choice between a couple of projects in the History of Michigan at Delta. My final choice was exploring seven Michigan landmarks; the best … Continue reading Chicago & Saginaw Comparison- Contributed by Courtney Quackenbush