Wheaton Girl Scout Cabin Assessment

by altusworks_admin | Aug 11, 2025

Wheaton Girl Scout Cabin Assessment Wheaton, IL Wheaton’s Northside Park is home to five unique historic log cabin structures that are defining features of the park. One of these is the Girl Scout Cabin, built in 1938 with the help of Illinois residents hired by...

Netsch House – Chicago Landmark Designation Report

by liska | Jan 24, 2023

Netsch House – Chicago Landmark Designation Report Chicago, IL AltusWorks prepared a Landmark Designation Report for the Netsch House on behalf of the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development under its Planning Now contract. The 1974 modernist home in...

Clarke-Ford House Restoration

by liska | Jan 24, 2023

Clarke-Ford House Restoration Chicago, IL The Clarke-Ford House is the oldest house still standing in Chicago and one of the city’s earliest preservation success stories. Originally constructed in 1836, the house has been carefully relocated on two separate occasions...

McKee House Architectural Study

by liska | Jan 19, 2023

McKee House Architectural Study DuPage County, IL Located within the 264-acre Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in DuPage County, the McKee House served as a residence for Forest Preserve District superintendent from 1936-1996. The Colonial Revival Style limestone house...

Caldwell Woods Wellness Center

by liska | Jan 18, 2023

Caldwell Woods Wellness Center – Forest Preserve District of Cook County Cook County, IL Caldwell Woods, part of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, is a beloved natural area on the northwest side of Chicago. As one of twelve priority gateway sites...