River North in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tree Studios

Chicago Landmark

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2021

1. Tree Studios Marker

Inscription.
Tree Studios
Parfitt Brothers, with Bauer & Hill
architects

Philanthropists Lambert and Anna Field Tree constructed this artists studio building in the backyard of their since-demolished mansion. The income from the retail storefronts helped subsidize the rents for the artists studios. Dozens of significant artists have lived here, including actors, sculptors, illustrators, muralists, and painters. It is believed to be the nation's oldest-surviving artists studio building.

Designated on February 26, 1997
Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Commission on Chicago Landmarks

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1997.

Location. 41° 53.553′ N, 87° 37.667′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in River North. Marker is on East Ohio Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 East Ohio Street, Chicago IL 60611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pizzeria Uno (within shouting distance of this marker); William Butler Ogden (about 600

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Former Chicago Historical Society Building (about 700 feet away); John B. Murphy Memorial (about 700 feet away); McCormick Double House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ruth Page (approx. 0.2 miles away); McGraw-Hill Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Tree Studio Building and Annexes (Wikipedia).

"The Tree Studio Building and Annexes was an artist colony established in Chicago, Illinois in 1894 by Judge Lambert Tree and his wife, Anne Tree....

Some of the studio's residents have included sculptors Albin Polasek, John Storrs, and Nancy Cox-McCormack; illustrator J. Allen St. John; muralists Frances Badger, John Warner Norton and Louis Grell; painters Scott Shellstrom, Ruth VanSickle Ford, Robert Wadsworth Grafton, James Murray Haddow, Antonin Sterba, James J. Ingwersen, John Doctoroff, Gus Likan, Richard Florsheim, Leopold Seyffert and Pauline Palmer, Carl Tolpo and Lily Tolpo; and actors Peter Falk and Burgess Meredith. Painter Indiana Gyberson was also a resident for some time, as was painter Anna
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2021

2. Tree Studios and Marker
Lynch."

(Submitted on September 2, 2021.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.