The house was previously owned by his stepmother, Caroline Conran, a food writer who was married to his father from 1963 until 1996, and purchased the house as a weekend refuge for herself in 1986. (wikipedia.org)
The Alliance Française de Chicago is headquartered in two renovated architecturally historic buildings, including the 1870's row house on Dearborn Street and, connected by an interior garden, a building on Chicago Avenue. (johnpwalshblog.com)
Offering French language classes and a full range of cultural events, the Alliance Française de Chicago is the second oldest Alliance in the U.S. and the second largest in the U.S. after the French Institute Alliance Française in New York City. (johnpwalshblog.com)