Thank you for your interest in the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (HCBA). Please enjoy our quarterly e-newsletter.
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Installing a Rain Garden for Your Home
Jackie Riffice, master gardener and founder of
Prairie Godmothers, gives an easy-to-understand tutorial on installing a rain garden for your home. This tutorial produced by HCBA with funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program includes:
- The benefits of installing a rain garden,
- The best size and shape for a rain garden in a small yard,
- How to arrange plants and downspout extensions in a rain garden,
- And plant selections good for draining rainwater and attracting butterflies.
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My Great-Grandfather: A Bungalow Architect
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Christine Kale Corcoran is the married mother of a second-grader and three teenagers, holds a position in the logistics industry, and runs her own skincare product business on the side. On top of all that, she has been researching her family history for the past 18 years and is in the process of putting together a hardcover book about her great-grandfather who was a prominent Chicago Bungalow architect.
The book, which is almost done, tells the story of her great-grandparents, Andrew E. & Ulrika Olson Norman, and highlights Andrew's early talents in woodcarving and his later talents in architectural design. From 1900 to 1930, during the "Bungalow Boom" period in Chicago, Andrew designed and built hundreds of bungalows, larger homes, small apartment buildings, and general use buildings mostly on the north side of the city in areas such as Edgewater, Uptown, Norwood Park, and West Ridge...
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Andrew E. Norman Bungalows:
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HCBA's Venture Into The Bungalow Market (more to come)!
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The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association brings you...
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Join us at SULZER REGIONAL LIBRARY | 4455 N Lincoln Ave, 60625
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South side location for this special series will be offered in the Fall.
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Adding Value: Curb Appeal
Monday, April 18
6:30-8pm
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Modern Closets
101
Monday, May 2
6:30-8pm
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Adding Value: Prep to Sell
Monday, June 6
6:30-8pm
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How the public views your property will draw people in or keep people away! Let the hardscape architectural details set the tone and the landscape guide your creativity. Ellen will review color & shape, historical & modern plantings.
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Today's households need lots of storage! Let's take a look with Ellen at the do's and don'ts of updating & creating closets and additional storage in your classic bungalow. Find out how and why Chicago's 100 year old floor plans are both giving and forgiving.
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A little to the right, a little to the left, a framed mirror and why would I do that!? Ellen will share the basic ins and outs of easy-to-do staging your home for the photo shoot, the WOW(!) factor and the marketing of your property.
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NEW! On Chicagobungalow.org
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Online Home History Research Guide
For a chance to be featured in a newsletter article, share what you've learned about your home's history!
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Thanks for reading! Please be in touch with your suggestions or comments. Stay safe and enjoy the Spring Season!
Mary Ellen Guest
Executive Director
Historic Chicago Bungalow Association
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Spring is a great time to refresh your bathroom and give it a deep clean! Periodically sealing your grout can prevent mildew build-up, prolong the life of your grout and make cleaning your bathroom easier. Choose a penetrating grout sealer, which soaks through your materials creating an impenetrable barrier. Spray applied or brush-on applicator are both available.
Tile Tips are brought to you by our partners, Heritage Tile.
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Sign up to receive up to 4 free rain barrels to help manage stormwater on your property, thanks to our partnership with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. It's that simple.
Once you sign up, your barrel(s) will be delivered within 2 months.
Whats new? The barrels are now an innovative rectangular shape to fit right against your masonry, or in a corner.
You pick the colors:
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Help support HCBA's free educational seminar series while showing your bungalow pride. Purchase your poster for only $20!
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Created with bungalow love, by Maple Leaf Studio.
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#chicagobungalow hashtaggers, we see you!
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