The August Villager, the community newspaper put out by the Beverly Area Planning Association, includes an article by Linda Lamberty, Ridge Historical Society Historian, introducing the upcoming RHS exhibit, "Louise Barwick's Lost Ridge."
The exhibit will officially open to the public the day of the @[672585269479476:69:Beverly Art Walk], Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Along with the exhibit, RHS will run a series on Miss Barwick and her remembrances of her times on Facebook. So look for this in September!
The Old Water Tower by Louise Barwick, 1893. Located, in the artist’s own words, “200 feet north of 103rd Street between Hoyne and Seeley,” the water tower was constructed circa 1888 as part of a much-needed water system that included a windmill. The then modern achievement became redundant when the area was annexed to Chicago in 1890, when water and other utilities began being supplied by the City.