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Homes January 19, 2022
Sweet home, Chicago Oak Parker’s new book highlights 50 of area’s most striking houses By LACEY SIKORA
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ak Parker Pat Cannon has long immersed himself in the architecture and history of Oak Park and the greater Chicago area. From volunteering at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio to teaming up with photographer James Caulfield on six books that cover architecture, Cannon has been active in the community for decades. The pandemic didn’t put a stop to the prolific writer’s work. Much of his new book, “At Home in Chicago: A Living History of Domestic Architecture,” was compiled while COVID-19 was wreaking havoc on the work lives of many. For Cannon, the pandemic’s biggest work challenge was shipping related. Delays pushed the arrival of the books and the publication date back by a few months.
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Pat Cannon Published at the end of 2021, the book covers more than 50 of the Chicago area’s most striking homes over the 184-year history of the city. Featured homes include ones built before the Chicago Fire of 1871, Gilded Age mansions, Depression-era apartments, midcentury modern houses and contemporary homes. Cannon says he started with some of the oldest surviving buildings in Chicago that
date to the 1830s and moved decade by decade. The only criterion for inclusion was that the house had to still be in existence. When it came to making the final selection of homes to feature, Cannon says he and Caulfield started with a very long list. “For whatever reason, some homeowners say no to having their homes featured,” See CANNON on page B3
January 19, 2022 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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