Past & Present Preservation: Women in Architecture & Preservation

Thu Jan 22 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-06:00

Charnley-Persky House Museum | Chicago

Society of Architectural Historians
Publisher/HostSociety of Architectural Historians
Past & Present Preservation:  Women in Architecture & Preservation
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Co-Sponsored event by SAH, The Edith Farnsworth House, and The Charnley-Persky House featuring women in architecture & preservation
About this Event

Join us for the first installment of the Charnley Conversations lecture series, hosted by the Society of Architectural Historians and the Charnley-Persky House Museum. This lecture, Past & Present Preservation: Women in Architecture & Preservation, is produced in partnership with Edith Farnsworth House.

About the event:
Curator Rebekah Coffman, architectural historian and preservationist Elizabeth Blasius, and architect Alicia Ponce converse about their collective knowledge and experience as women in preservation and architecture.

While preservation conserves the past, it also very much focuses on the future. These three speakers will discuss about how women have shaped these fields in Chicago and beyond, and how they intend to shape it going forward.

Join us for glass of wine, refreshments, and light bites at 5:30PM, followed by the presentation, and more conversation afterwards. Proceeds will go towards the continued preservation of the Edith Farnsworth House and the Charnley-Persky House Museum.

Since this is a program with limited seating, please cancel your reservation if you are unable to attend.

Venue:
This lecture takes place at the Charnley-Persky House Museum, a National Historic Landmark building located in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Designed by famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan with assistance from his at-the-time junior draftsman Frank Lloyd Wright, the Charnley-Persky House (1891-1892) is recognized as a pivotal work of modern American architecture. We look forward to welcoming you into this unique space for an enlightening talk about preservation. In the meantime, take a virtual tour of the house.



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Charnley-Persky House Museum, 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, United States

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USD 28.52

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