Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative

08/06/2026

Country cottage in a big city

08/05/2026

A little detail on the cottage to the right in the photo unchanged for 66 years

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08/03/2026

The contrast between the colorful flowers and dark painted bricks caught my eye as I was riding by

07/31/2026

Cottages with wood clapboard are not so common nowadays: most are covered up by vinyl or aluminum siding

07/26/2026

One of Chicago's fanciest cottages with some strange transformations

The Old Town Triangle Association is urging neighbors to report work at the Wacker House, saying years of alterations threaten one of the neighborhood's most significant landmark homes.

07/23/2026

This unassuming cottage in Belmont-Cragin was once home to the Museum of Ancient Spiritual Artifacts, run by TV psychic Mark Kurban in the early 2000s

07/21/2026

A brightly painted modern porch added to this 1902 cottage

06/28/2026

Our workers cottage walking tour yesterday was very lucky to meet Judi, who saw us standing outside her cottage and welcomed the entire group inside to take a look!

06/26/2026

The only one in a row of 1903 cottages with still surviving ornament at the top. Come hear stories about these cottages on our Logan Square walking tour on Saturday afternoon: reserve a spot through our website workerscottage.org

06/23/2026

Secret row of cottages behind storefronts on Pulaski