September 13, 1977 – The Commission on Chicago
Historical and Architectural Landmarks sends a proposal to the Chicago Planning
Commissioner, Lewis W. Hill, recommending that the South Shore Country Club be designated
a landmark. This is the best hope for
saving the club, designed by Benjamin Marshall and Charles Fox and opened in
1905. The club has been threatened since
the Chicago Park District bought the property in late 1974 for $9,775,000 with
plans to tear down the old clubhouse and replace it with a new cultural
center. At the same meeting the commission
sets dates for similar hearings to determine whether or not landmark status
will be recommended for the Old Colony Building, the Fisher Building, and the
Manhattan Building, three buildings that stand next to each other on Dearborn
Street.
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