Read about our 2023 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award Recipients below. You can help us honor our 2023 award recipients at awards ceremony on Friday, October 27, 2023, in Chicago. Learn more.
Fox Valley Developers redeveloped a 135-year-old formerly abandoned hospital campus to create a multi-use development provided assisted and independent living for seniors and adults in need of memory care and/or with special needs. (Photo Credit: Tom Nicol)
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Carlos Nelson and Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation redeveloped a nearly 100-year-old terra cotta building on W. 79th Street on the South Side of Chicago to create a bustling community center. (Photo credit: Rudd Resources)
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Bronzeville Legends is a curated multi-site placemaking campaign that uses large-scale murals featuring past Bronzeville residents like jazz great Louis Armstrong and playwright Lorraine Hansberry to celebrate the rich heritage of the South Side neighborhood. (Photo credit: Jimilita Tillman)
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The largest adaptive reuse project in the nation – led by 601W Companies, JLL, Telos, BEAR Construction and Gensler – transformed the long threatened, abandoned former post office in Chicago’s Loop into a hub or retail and office space featuring Art Deco features and modern amenities. (Photo credit: Liz Chilsen)
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The former home to the Chicago Tribune newspaper and its media companies has been converted into a one-of-a-kind residential building by Golub & Company and CIM Group. The reuse celebrates the historic character of the nearly century-old, Neo-Gothic skyscraper that makes it one of Chicago’s most treasured landmarks. (Photo credit: Dave Burk)
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The locally-owned bank headquartered in DeKalb has a long tradition with repurposing historic buildings to open bank branches in Northcentral Illinois, including the former Eakin Schoolhouse in Hampshire and the former Frederick Townsend Garage, a National Register-listed building in Sycamore. (Photo Courtesy: Resource Bank)
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Marion resident Jeff Mayer has rehabilitated a historic former hotel building on the town’s popular Public Square, providing restaurant, residential and event space. The project serves as a catalyst for investment and development in the Southern Illinois community’s downtown area. (Photo credit: Jeff Mayer)
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Celadon Partners led the preservation and revitalization of the long-vacant supportive living facility, providing quality housing and services for Maywood’s seniors and encouraging additional economic development in the community. (Photo courtesy Maywood Supportive Living)
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OSF Healthcare has reimagined the former Schipper and Block department store building in Peoria – known locally as “The Big White Store” – into its new headquarters. The project prevented the demolition of one of the city’s most iconic historic buildings and reinvigorated commercial activity in downtown. (Photo credit: balloggphoto.com)
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