STANLEY TIGERMAN, FAIA (1930-2019)

Tigerman was born and raised in Chicago IL, growing up in his paternal grandparents’ boardinghouse in Edgewater. He studied at MIT but left after one year, then apprenticed with Chicago modernist George Fred Keck before serving four years in the Navy during the Korean War. Admitted to Yale by Paul Rudolph despite lacking a bachelor’s degree, Tigerman earned his Masters in 1961 and established his own practice. From 1964 until his retirement in 2017, Tigerman was principal of Stanley Tigerman and Associates Ltd., later Tigerman McCurry Architects, founded with his wife Margaret McCurry in 1982. He is credited with more than 450 design projects and 175 built works. He served as director of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture from 1988–1993.

Tigerman, Stuart Cohen, Larry Booth and Ben Weese were fed up with the stranglehold that followers of Mies van der Rohe had on Chicago architecture. When a major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art ignored everyone but Mies and his disciples, the four mounted a rival show in the Time-Life Building that went national. Soon joined by James Ingo Freed, Tom Beeby and James Nagle, they became the Chicago Seven — a name borrowed from 1969 Chicago anti-Vietnam War protesters. The group became leaders in post-modernism through teaching, exhibitions and debate, seeking new forms and meaning in their buildings. A 1978 collaboration with Helmut Jahn produced variations on the Chicago townhouse. The group eventually grew to include Gerald Horn, Kenneth Schroeder and Cynthia Weese — though members "didn't agree on anything," according to Beeby. In 2005 the Chicago Architectural Club held a 25th anniversary reunion at the Museum of Contemporary Art but Tigerman was not there. His archives are held at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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1962 - The George Habenicht House, aka Blackberry Township House, 43W734 Old Midlothian Road, Nottingham Woods, Elburn IL. According to an interview, Tigerman said it was heavily influenced by Paul Rudolph. Sold around 1983 to Robert and Joy Meierhans. Sold in 2015 to Brian and Heidi Malcolm.

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1962 - The Eleven Apartment Building, Dalkin and Lowdon, Evanston IL. Status unknown.

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1963 - Usonian Revitalization, St Joseph MI. Status unknown.

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1963 - The O'Grady House, Park Ridge IL. Status unknown.

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1963 - Mid North Housing Complex, Chicago IL. Status unknown.

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1963 - Pickwick Village, 515–527 West Dickens Avenue, Chicago IL. Tri-level townhomes.

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Around 1963 - The Pickwick Plaza Apartments, Chicago IL. Status unknown.
Around 1963 - The Mid North Housing Complex, Chicago IL. Status unknown.
1965 - The Kaplan House, Chicago IL.Status unknown.
1965 - The Hoffman Garage Remodel, Highland Park IL. Status unknown.
1965 - The Chandler House, Evanston IL. Status unknown.

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1965 - The Washington/Hermitage Cooperative Townhouses, between W. Lake Street, W Maypole Avenue and Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL. Website reads permanently dlosed.

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1965 - The Bernard Weissbourd House Renovation, 722 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL. Original house built in 1941. Sold in 1995 to Arlene and Albert Rocchini. Sold in 1998 to Hugh Moore. Transferred in 2003 to Hugh and Della Moore.

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1966 - Twelve Atrium Houses, Chicago IL. Status unknown.
1967 - The Bowers House, Wilmette IL. Status unknown.
1967 - Loyola Environmental Housing, Chicago IL. Status unknown. 1967 - The Lebold House, Chicago IL. Status unknown. 1967 - The Kanfer House, Atlanta GA. Status unknown.

Around 1967 - The Chapman House, 27 Monee Road, Park Forest IL. Sold to John Donohue. Sold in 2015 to Javier Chavira.

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1969 - Woodlawn Gardens, 63rd Street and Cottage Grove, Chicago IL. Destroyed.

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1969 - Operation Break Thru Housing, HUD demonstration that tested innovative building materials and methods. Operating from May 1969 to the mid-1970s. Probably unbuilt.

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1970 - White Pines, Bensenville IL. Status unknown.

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1970 - The Robert Brodley House, Chicago IL. Briefly mentioned in the Chicago Tribune, March 1973.

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1971 - The Madison Racine Housing for the Elderly, Chicago IL. Madison and Racine are the streets. Status unknown.

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1971 - The 71 Douglas Blvd Apartments Renovation, Chicago IL. Status unknown.

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1973 - The Glass House Apartment, Chicago IL. Status unknown.

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1973 - The Vollen Barn, Spring Prairie Township, Burlington WI. Built by Lee Whitmore. Status unknown.

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1974 - The Anklam Road Townhouses, 2755–2765 West Anklam Road, Tucson AZ 85745.

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1973 - The Sunrise Drive Townhouses, Tucson AZ. Example 4558 East Sunrise. Sold in 2026 to 4558 E Sunrise LLC.

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1973 - The Timber Creek Ridge Townhouse, Lewisville TX. Status unknown.

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1974 - The Jim and Ann Christensen House, aka Black Barn at Frog Hollow, 11907 Garr Road, Buchanan, MI. Sold in 2016 to Molly and Brett Muchow, aka Verdant Hollow Farms.

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1974 - aka Prairie Brook, 1233–1245 East Prairie Brook Drive, Palatine IL. HUD family housing complex. 

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1974 – aka Hot Dog House, 18606 McGuire Road, Harvard IL. Sold in 2003 to Matthew T. and Dorice Antczak.

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1975 - The Richard and Arlene Don House, aka Metal & Glass House, 1 Glade Road, Glencoe IL. After Don's death, Arlene lived in the home until the summer of 2024. Sold in March 2025 for $8.25M to Eric Lefkovsky, Groupon co-founder. Lefkovsky also purchased the house next door at 50 Glade Road (designed in 1917 by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw) c2014 and had Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang Architects build an 800 sf addition for a gym and spa.

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1976 - The Zipper Townhouses, Evanston IL. Likely unbuilt.

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1976 - The Stone Apartment, Chicago IL. Status unknown.

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1977 - The Ray Labadie House, Hunter Trails, Oakbrook IL. Unbuilt.

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1977 – The Brack House Renovation, aka House with a Pompadour, 28 Shore Drive, Portage IN. The model was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. Original house built in 1947 for the Brack family. Sold to Indiana Land Trust Co. Sold in 2024 to Steven Pinelli.

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1977 - The Tackbary House, Barrington Hills IL. Status unknown. 

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1977 - The Linda Desser Addition, aka Kosher Kitchen for a Jewish American Princess, 231 Greenleaf Avenue, Wilmette IL.. Sold in 2015. Sold in 2022.

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1979 - The Howard Kastel House, 1847 North Sedgwick Street, Chicago IL. Sold in 1995 to J. Dirk and Donna Vos.

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1978 – The Russell and Mary Blender House, aka Animal Crackers, 800 Woodbine Road, Highland Park IL. 2100sf. Sold in 2002. Sold in 2016. Sold in 2020 to Dennis and Jane Dicks after extensive renovations.

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1978 – aka Daisy House, 420 Bote Drive, Chesterton IN. Sold to Steven Urycki. Sold in 2014 to Michael and Jacqueline Polka.

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1979 – The Richard Marion House, 6294 Timberview Drive, Lisle IL. Sold in 2013 to Craig and Karen Latto. Sold in 2018 to Erin O'Brien and Christopher Tapp.

1980 - Nymeyer Residence, Crete IL.
1980 - Mort Siegel Residence Addition, Highland Park IL.

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1981 - The Pensacola Apartments, 4334 North Hazel, Chicago IL. Renamed to Montrose Apartments. 18 stories.

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1982 - The Marvin and Ingrid Rosser Residence, Barrington Hills IL. Status unknown.

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1983 – The Tigerman McCurry House, aka Architects’ Weekend Cottage, aka Lakeside Residence, 9151 Pier Street, Lakeside MI. Designed with Margaret McCurry as their personal weekend residence. Published in Progressive Architecture, April 1984;  Arts and Architecture, May 1984. Margaret McCurry is still the owner as of 2020.

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1984 - The Steven and Susan Bloch Residence, 2725 Bentley Road, Highland Park IL 6,210 sf. Sold to the Chicago Title Land Trust.

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1985 – The Shedlin House, aka Vacation House, 1014 Sheridan Road, Highland Park IL. 5,400 sf. 1.8acres near Lake Michigan. Sold in 1994. Sold in 2021 to Erin Catlin and Andy Bettin.

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1985 - aka One Lane Poolhouse, Lincolnwood IL. Status unknown.
1986 - The Sweet Residence Remodel.  Status unknown.
1987 - The Ester and Lewis Lauter Residence, Northfield IL.  Status unknown.
1988 - The Eaton House, Springfield IL. Status unknown.

1. 1987 - The Schuler Residence, 962 North Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff IL. Needs verification. Larry Booth may have been the architect.

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1988 - The Nancy and Ervin Kranberg Residence, 14 Seneca, Hawthorne Woods IL.  Addition in 1995 by Tigerman. Still owners as of 2023.

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1989 - The Bailey House, Honolulu HI.   Status unknown.
1989 - The Bhati House.   Status unknown.
1989 - The William and Jan Van Straaten Residence, aka Coulton Pond Ranch, Clark CO.   Status unknown

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1990 – The Marlene and David Pochis House, 1940 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL. 5100sf. Sold in 2020 to Randall S. Harland.

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1990 – The Stella Yang-Copley Residence, aka Butterfly House, 96 West Morris Road, Washington CT. Deeded to daughter, Theodora Yang-Copley. Renovated in 2005.

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1990 - The David and Veda Levin Residence, aka Bluffsyde, 600 Lakeland Road, Lake Bluff IL.  Sold in 1999 to Myrna Silver.

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1990 - The Michael Werner Stables and Residence, aka Clove Hill, 2-64 Harmony Hill Lane, Poughquaq NY.  Status unknown.
1990 - The Priscilla Perry Cottage, Decatur MI.
1990 - The Ted and Evelyn Bell Residence Addition, aka Stone's Throw, New Buffalo MI.

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1991 - The Martin and Diane Trust Residence, 601 North County Road, Palm Beach FL. Sold to the famous radio DJ Howard Stern in 2013.

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1991 - The Alan and Evelyn Rubinstein Residence, Springfield IL. Status unknown.

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1992 - The Roger Brown Artist Studio and Residence, 6754 Ojai Avenue, La Conchita CA. Deeded in 1997 to the Art Institute of Chicago. Sold in 1998.

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1992 - The Jack and Betsy Karp Residence, Winnetka IL.  Status unknown.
1992 - The Roxanne McLean Residence, Green Lake WI.  Status unknown.
1992 - The Gray Residence, Chicago IL.  Status unknown.
1993 - The Dan and Barbara Justus Residence, Hinsdale IL. Status unknown.
1993 - The Michael and Nancy McCaskey Residence, aka The Lighthouse, Martha's Vineyard MA.  Status unknown.
1993 - The Lydia Demski Residence Renovation and Addition, Sodus Twp MI.  Status unknown.
1994 - The Lindi and Scott Gordon Residence, Chicago IL.  Status unknown.
1994 - The Julius and Judith Kirshner Residence, aka Wildwood, 4636 Wildwood Avenue, Bridgman MI.  Status unknown.
1994 - The Jim and Yvonne Ricketts Residence, aka Greek Revival Farmhouse, Rockford IL. Status unknown.
1994 - The Paul Maxon Residence, Delafield WI.  Status unknown.
1995 - The Madeline and Bill Reinke Residence, 17708 Thunder Road, New Buffalo / Union Pier MI.  Status unknown.
1996 - The Ana Tannebaum Residence, Chicago IL.   Status unknown.
1996 - The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum Residence, Willoughby Way, Aspen CO.   Status unknown.

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1997 - The Judith Neisser Condominium Renovation, Four Seasons Hotel, 900 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL. Showcased in Architectural Digest in 1997. Sold in 2018 to Patrick G. Ryan.

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1997 – The J. Paul and Penny Beitler House Renovation, 919 Hill Road, Winnetka IL. Sold in 2009 to Robert F. Steel. Sold in 2020 to Keith Rudman.

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1997 – The Judith Neisser Residence, 425 West Francis Street, Aspen CO. Photo by Hedrick Blessing. Deeded to daughter, Katherine (Kate) Neisser.

1997 - The Adrienne and Barney Gallagher Residence, 6605 Graywalls Lane, Raleigh NC.  Sold in 2002 to John W. Walker.  Sold in 2021 to James E. Mangum Jr.

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1997 - The Tom and Eleanor Nicholson Residence, Three Oaks MI.  Status unknown.
1998 - The Karen Diamond Residence, Chattanooga TN.  Status unknown.

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1998 - The Michael Glass Residence, aka Wit's End, 13036 Witts End, Sawyer MI.  Sold in 2019.

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1998 - The Hillary and Edan King Residence, 14289 Bluff, Lakeside MI.

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1999 - The Joan and Irving Harris Residence, 5007 Hanover Road, Sawyer MI.

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1999 - The James and Susan Hatch Residence, Chenequa WI. Status unknown.
1999 - Joe Mansueto and Rika Yoshida Penthouse, Chicago IL.  Status unknown.
1999 - Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Residence, aka Farmhouse, Galien MI.  Status unknown.
2000 - The Maurice and Beverly Gross Residence, aka Four Seasons Condominium, 900 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL. Designed by Margaret McCurry.  Status unknown.
2001 - The Mathew and Kay Bucksbaum Residence, aka Water Tower Condominium, Chicago IL.  Status unknown.

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2001 - The Karl and Jeanne Lutz Residence, aka Double Low House, 4 Indian Hill Road, Winnetka IL.  Designed by Margaret McCurry.  For sale in 2020.

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2001 - The John and Mary James Residence/Poolhouse, Michigan City or LaPorte IN.
2001 - The Brenda and Earl Shapiro Weekend Residence, Lakeside MI.
2001 - The Jill and David Stein Residence (The House of Five Gables), Bridgman MI.

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2002 - The Joseph and Marilyn Tapajna Residence, 16671 Westway, New Buffalo MI.

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2002 - The William Garratt Residence, Bellaire MI.
2002 - The Janet and Douglas McClintock Residence (McClintock Camp), Grand Marais MI.
2003 - The Allen and Lynn Turner Residence, aka Four Farm Follies, Three Oaks MI.

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2003 - The Barbara and Michael Willis Residence, aka Blue House, 606 Marquette Drive. New Buffalo MI.  Designed by Margaret McCurry. Photo by Roger Funk.

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2004 - The Howard and Candace Broecker Residence, Bridgman MI.
2004 - The Jeanne Lutz Residence Remodeling, Winnetka IL.
2004 - The Joe Manusueto and Rika Yoshida Poolhouse/Interiors/Landscaping, Three Oaks MI.

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2005 - The Paul and Judith Bentley Residence, aka Crayola House, 10010 Windpoint Lane, Oostburg WI.  4400sf.

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2005 - The Howard and Doris Conant Residence Remodeling, aka Mid-Century Remodeling, 730 Greenacres Lane, Glenview IL.  Original house 1953 designed by Richard Barancik.  Renovation designed by Margaret McCurry.

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2005 - The Judson Tigerman and Nancy Barlow Residence, 1140 Sheridan Road, Glencoe IL.  Sold to Eichenbaum.

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2006 - The Jonathan Kutchins Residence, San Francisco CA.

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2006 - The Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Condo, 415 East North Water Street 605, Chicago IL.  Riverview Condos.

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2006 - The Kate Neisser and Steven Burns Residence, Chicago IL.

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2008 - The Joe Mansueto and Rika Yoshida Residence, aka Orchards, 8863 Kruger Road, Three Oaks MI.
2008 - The Hillary and Edan King Residence Guest Cottage, Lakeside MI.
2009 - The Christopher Foreman and Laura McCain Residence, aka House of a Dozen Dormers + One, Harbert MI.
2010 - The Charles and Jenny Martell Residence, Wilson Township WI.
2010 - The Robert and Tina Yahng Residence, aka The Ranch, 2780 Warrington Road, Santa Rosa CA.
2011 - The Ben and Dawn Shapiro Residence, aka House of Volumes, Lakeside MI.
2011 - The Matthew Shapiro and Alexandra and Adam Aron Residence, ala House of Planes, Lakeside MI.
2012 - The Eva and Lynn Maddox Garage and Art Studio, 14768 Lakeshore Road, Lakeside MI.

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2014 - The Joe Mansueto and Rika Yoshida Residence, aka St. James, 424 West St. James Place, Chicago IL.

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Sources include: Stanley Tigerman: Buildings and Projects, 1966–1989. Research by Catherine Cramer and Bobbie Morris.