{"product_id":"chicago-homes-a-portrait-of-the-citys-everyday-architecture","title":"Chicago Homes: A Portrait of the City's Everyday Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book about Chicago‚Äôs residential architecture and the stories that shaped it. This is an entertaining and precisely illustrated story of Chicago homes from the city‚Äôs earliest days through the Second World War, revealing everything about what makes a home a Chicago home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA city famous for its architecture‚Äîand for arguing with New Yorkers about who built it first and best‚Äînow has a definitive guide to the unique housing types and styles that have inspired so much devotion. This book is for curious Chicagoans and visitors alike‚Äîanyone who‚Äôs ever wondered how to spot a Foursquare or where to find Italianate homes from before the Great Chicago Fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy are Chicago‚Äôs lots so narrow? How many Chicagoans built homes from a kit? What exactly is a ‚Äúgreystone‚Äù? The authors combine their decades of experience in historic preservation and illustration to create an evergreen resource that Chicagoans and visitors will turn to for answers to these and other questions about the city‚Äôs neighborhoods and the homes its citizens live in, visit, and admire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Agate Midway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548252967197,"sku":"9781572843578","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781572843578.jpg?v=1761676870","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/chicago-homes-a-portrait-of-the-citys-everyday-architecture","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}