Krause Music Store, Chicago, Illinois
Façade Restoration

McGuire Igleski & Associates, Inc. provided architectural services for the evaluation and restoration of the terra cotta street façade at the Krause Music Store Building.

Work included archival research to locate architectural and terra cotta shop drawings; field survey; complete hands-on façade inspection; evaluation of existing conditions and recommendations for restoration; preparation of construction documents; bidding assistance and construction phase assistance.


The building, constructed in 1922, has a façade that is the last executed commission by architect Louis Sullivan in his personal style. The Krause Music Store building is a Chicago Landmark.