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Week 1: Ernest Wiggins from Washington D.C. He became interested in poker while he dated a professional player, and now he competes in local home games where he has been somewhat successful. Total Winnings: $50,300. Week 2: William Davis from Hilliard, Ohio. He spends most of his time playing poker in medium stakes home games and online.
One of the oldest surviving farmhouses within Chicago's city limits, the building received Chicago Landmark status on July 31, 1990. [1] [2] The house was built in 1854 as the home of John Wingert, a German immigrant who had fled his home country due to religious persecution. A two-story Italianate style section was added between 1868 and 1875. [1]
Theurrer-Wrigley House, also known as the Wrigley Mansion, is a historic building located in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago, United States. The Italian Renaissance-style mansion was commissioned by Joseph Theurer, then-owner of the Schoenhofen Brewing Company , and purchased in 1911 by Chicago's Wrigley family.
The Catalog House was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 17, 2000. [7] In later years, Montgomery Ward and Company added several warehouses and parking structures, followed by a 26-story office building in 1972, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the former World Trade Center towers in New York City. [4] [5]
The Isidore H. Heller House is a house located at 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The house was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright . [ 1 ]
Chicago has always played a prominent role in the development of skyscrapers and three past buildings have been the tallest building in the United States. Being the inventor of the skyscraper, Chicago went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, during which nine of the city's 100 ...
The Four Houses by Architect Frederick Schock is a historic district in Chicago's west-side Austin neighborhood, honoring four homes built by by architect Frederick R. Schock between 1886 and 1892. The Queen Anne and Shingle styles houses are located at 5749 and 5804 West Race Avenue, and 5804 and 5810 West Midway Park.
Designed by Chicago-based architects Marshall and Fox in September 1915, the complex comprised several buildings and recreation grounds. The Main Building, modeled in the shape of a croix fourchée ("forked cross"), initially had 400 rooms and opened on June 3, 1916.