two-story 1880's huron street brick chicago workers cottage with joliet limestone window hoods set to be demolished in coming days

yet another 1880s two-story residential brick cottage located in chicago's west town neighborhood will be reduced to rubble by the end of the week.

according to an 1887 city directory, arthur heun, a draughtman, resided there, located at what was then 334 huron steet. 
the 19th century brick residence features lightly incised joliet limestone window hoods, double arch top attic window, and partially intact painted pined wood cornice. the fret-sawn brackets appear to have been removed long ago, perhaps when the joliet stone was painted over. 

with the green fence wrapped around the house and wrecking machine parked in back, it might be gone by tomorrow. i will revisit the building tomorrow to further document it to ensure i have a thorough and satisfactory visual record before it is buried in a landfill.

engaging in this work is a frustratingly lonely world, since very few people really care about the plight of these cottages. perhaps that's why developers face little, if any, resistance when they pull their demolition permits to do away with these houses that are obstacles and eyesores in their mind. within the past decade, i never once have seen someone other than the wrecker onsite. i often question what i'm doing, but i do it anyways since it needs to be done. 

update as of 5-14-2019:

further reading:

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW: TWO SINGLE-STORY 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO WORKERS COTTAGES FACED WITH DEMOLITION

AN INTENSIVE STUDY ON MATERIALS AND METHODS USED IN BUILDING THE CHICAGO WORKERS COTTAGE

update as of 5-13-2019:

shortly after documenting the cottage, wreckers quickly moved in and began demolition, with only the first floor left standing. by the end of the day, the house will be gone.