Open House Chicago

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Open House Chicago (OHC) is a free weekend festival held each year in Chicago that allows participants to visit dozens of buildings that are not typically open to the public. OHC is organized by the Chicago Architecture Foundation over a two-day period in mid-October. The event promotes appreciation of architecture by the general public.

OHC began in 2011 and it is part of a worldwide network of Open House events that started with Open House London in 1992.[1] Its organizers state that event objectives include enabling participants to “venture into new neighborhoods, learn the stories of Chicago’s architecture and experience the diversity and culture of each community.”[2] OHC is an important event for tourism in Chicago.[3] Funding for the event comes from the Chicago Architecture Foundation and from corporate sponsors, government agencies, foundations, and individual donors. The event relies on approximately 1,500 volunteers to staff participating buildings.

Dates and attendance

Dates Number of sites Visits to included sites Estimated individual attendees
Oct 15-16, 2011 131 84,000 23,000
Oct 13-14, 2012 198 142,000 40,000
Oct 19-20, 2013 157 194,000 55,000
Oct 18-19, 2014 167 285,000 75,000
Oct 17-18, 2015 204 320,000 85,000
Oct 15-16, 2016 213 380,000 100,000
Oct 14-15, 2017

Sources for the above table:[4][5][6][7][8][9] [10]

Sites

Sites include spaces inside historic and architecturally significant buildings that aren't generally open to the public, including historic mansions, Frank Lloyd Wright homes, theaters, skyscrapers, exclusive private clubs, opulent hotel ballrooms and suites, rooftops, industrial sites and innovative design/architecture offices.[11][12]

Annual highlights include Tribune Tower,[13] Kemper Building (Chicago),[14] Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Fine Arts Building,[15] Chicago Board of Trade Building,[16] The Rookery, Aon Center, Chicago Temple Building, Emil Bach House,[17] Elks National Memorial,[18] New Regal Theater[19] and more.[20][21][22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.openhouseworldwide.org/
  2. ↑ http://www.openhousechicago.org/about
  3. ↑ http://www.choosechicago.com/articles/view/OPEN-HOUSE-CHICAGO/407/
  4. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/07/open-house-chicago-archit_n_1000239.html
  5. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/13/open-house-chicago-2012-1_n_1963803.html
  6. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2013/09/25/caf_finalizes_sites_for_this_years.php
  7. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/10/16/what-to-eat-and-see-this-weekend-at-open-house-chicago
  8. ↑ http://wgntv.com/2015/10/15/open-house-chicago-step-inside-the-citys-architectural-wonders-for-free/
  9. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-13/entertainment/ct-ent-1013-openhouse-overview-20111014_1_chicago-architecture-foundation-sites-lake-point-tower
  10. ↑ http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/11/9/13571920/open-house-chicago-attendance-numbers
  11. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2015/10/15/peek_inside_the_citys_architectural.php
  12. ↑ http://chicagoist.com/2015/09/18/tour_over_200_local_historical_site.php
  13. ↑ http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2012/10/17/open-house-2012-chicago-tribune-towers.php
  14. ↑ http://www.architecture.org/architecture-chicago/topics-news/making-of-open-house/meet-our-site-hosts-diana-hickert-hill-kemper-corporation/
  15. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/open-house-chicago-2013_n_4118503.html
  16. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/open-house-chicago-2013_n_4118503.html
  17. ↑ http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151020/rogers-park/tour-frank-lloyd-wright-home-people-line-down-block-see-photos
  18. ↑ http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/23/elks-national-memorial.php
  19. ↑ https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150925/hyde-park/south-sides-restoration-on-full-view-for-open-house-chicago
  20. ↑ http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/10-new-places-to-visit-during-open-house-chicago-101415
  21. ↑ http://openhousechicago.org/sites/
  22. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/open-house-chicago-2013_n_4118503.html
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