| 1. |  | Chicago City Hall and Court House, ca. 1886 | Public libraries; City & town halls; Courthouses; | The library grew quickly, and in its search for a permanent location, a suite of 17 rooms in the Chicago City Hall became the fourth home of the Chicago Public Library. This location served as the setting... |
| 2. |  | Austin Library Association Building, exterior view, 1888 | Public libraries; Clubhouses; | The Austin neighborhood, named for the Honorable Henry W. Austin, came into existence in the mid-19th century as an independent village seven miles west of Chicago. At the time that this photograph was... |
