Thanks to Anne Halston for letting us know about this really need local tour! And thank you to all who voted to help us pick a date.
In order to join the event, please RSVP to the actually tour itself here:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/brickofchicago/items/537161/calendar/2025/09/?full-items=yes
and then shoot me an email to let me know you are coming. I'm not sure what the tour capacity is or how fast they tend to fill up so I would strike while the iron is hot. There is a fee of $25 but it looks like they provide a discount code to make it accessible to all.
Maybe afterwards we can find some place to grab a meal together?
More details from the official tour page:
See What Chicago Is Made Of
Duration
90 mins
About
Rogers Park features some of the finest examples of Chicago’s later brick and terra cotta period. Between 1900 and 1930, Rogers Park’s population more than quadrupled, and thousands of buildings were constructed to serve the new population – must of them out of brick and terra cotta. This period also coincided with a time when Chicago was producing millions of bricks locally (10% of all common brick in the nation) and sourcing even tons from all across the country. An enormous variety of brick designs, textures, colors, built into courtyard apartments, turn of the century mansions, and even brick and terra cotta skyscrapers.
Learn how architects designed and selected terra cotta (large glazed ornaments) for their buildings, how brick and clay manufacturing was revolutionized throughout the 1900s, and discover architectural gems hidden in plain sight.
More info
The tour will run, rain or shine (barring extreme weather). I recommend bringing a water bottle, sunscreen, and maybe a trusty hat!
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