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150 GREAT PLACES OF ILLINOIS IllinoisGreatPlaces

150 GREAT PLACES OF ILLINOIS www.IllinoisGreatPlaces.com Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future. What is AIA Illinois’ 150 Great Places program?

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150 GREAT PLACES OF ILLINOIS IllinoisGreatPlaces

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  1. 150 GREAT PLACES OF ILLINOIS www.IllinoisGreatPlaces.com Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future

  2. What is AIA Illinois’ 150 Great Places program? In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Illinois formally recognizes 150 Great Places of Illinois for their contribution to the quality of life in Illinois and their demonstration of the work of design professionals. What makes “Great Place?” The Great Places list was developed utilizing AIA’s 10 Principles of Livable Communities: design on a human scale compact, pedestrian-friendly communities mixed-use development preserved urban centers vibrant public spaces (only publically accessible places were selected)

  3. BAPS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir 4N739 IL Route 59 Bartlett, Illinois 2004, Papadopoulos & Pradhan Architects

  4. Broadview Missionary Baptist Church 2100 South 25th Avenue Broadview, Illinois 60155 2001, Harding Partners

  5. Centennial Beach 500 W. Jackson Ave. Naperville, Illinois 60540 1932, Eric Baumgart, Sr.

  6. DuPage County Illinois Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley Street Wheaton, Illinois 60187 1892, Charles Sumner Frost

  7. Elgin Civic Riverfront Along Fox River from Kimball Street south of Highland Avenue Elgin, Illinois 60120 2000, Hitchcock Design Group

  8. Dr. Edith Farnsworth House 14520 River Road Plano, IL 60545 1951, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

  9. Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio 951 Chicago Ave. Oak Park, Illinois 60302 1889 – 1909, Frank Lloyd Wright

  10. Frank Lloyd Wright Houses of Oak Park and River Forest (Thematic Designation) 951 Chicago Ave. Oak Park, Illinois 60302 1889 – 1909, Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park - Nathan Moore House

  11. Itasca Village Hall 550 W. Irving Park RoadItasca, IL 60143 2005, FGM Architects

  12. Katherine Legge Memorial Park and Lodge 5901 S. County Line Road Hinsdale, Illinois 60521 1927, R. Harold Zook

  13. Lilacia Park 150 S Park AveLombard, IL 60148 1927, Jens Jensen

  14. Maple Street Chapel 220 S. Main Street Lombard, Illinois 60148 1870, unknown

  15. McCormick House – Elmhurst Art Museum 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 1952: Mies van der Rohe 1997: DeStefano Assoc.

  16. Morton Arboretum 4100 Illinois Route 5 Lisle, IL 60532-1293 1921, multiple

  17. Naperville Riverwalk 500 W. Jackson Ave. (Centennial Beach origin) Naperville, Illinois 60563 1981 – present, Charles Vincent George Design Group / Hitchcock Design Group / Allan L. Kracower and Associates / Signature Design Group

  18. Niles Police Station 7000 W. Touhy Ave. Niles, Illinois 60714 2004, PSA Dewberry

  19. Oak Brook Center 100 Oakbrook Center Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 1959-61, Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett; Lawrence Halprin Assoc., landscape

  20. Old Main, North Central College 30 N. Brainard St. Naperville, Illinois 60540 1870, John Mills Van Osdel

  21. Old Second National Bank 37 S. River StreetAurora, Illinois 60506 1924, George Grant Elmslie

  22. Paul Schweikher House & Studio 645 Meacham Road Schaumburg, Illinois 1938, Paul Schweikher

  23. Pickwick Theater 5 South Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 1928, Zook & McCaughey

  24. Riverside, Illinois 60546 1869, Multiple

  25. St. Charles Town Center/ Bridge St Charles, Illinois 60174 1928 & 1940, R. Harold Zook; Wolf, Sexton, Harper & Trueax

  26. Stolp Island Historic District Stolp Island (on the Fox River) Aurora, Illinois 60506 1848-Present, Multiple

  27. Tivoli Theater5021 Highland Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 1928, Van Gunten & Van Gunten

  28. Unity Temple 875 Lake Street Oak Park IL 60301 1905-1907, Frank Lloyd Wright

  29. Walter Payton’s Roundhouse 205 N. Broadway Aurora IL 60505 1856 & 1996, Levi Hull Waterhouse

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