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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2025 · 11 MIN

What’s The Oldest Building In Chicago? Act I

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

Two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Chicago, where we lay our debate. Which of these two homes are the oldest in the land? Well, therein lies the dispute. For Part One of Two in Reset’s latest “What’s That Building,” Sasha and architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin visit two sites in Chicago and try to answer the question: which can claim the title of Chicago’s oldest house? First up: Noble-Seymour-Crippen House. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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