Chicago's old Prentice Women's Hospital has been named one of
the most endangered historic places in America. The National
Trust for Historic Preservation selected the clover leaf-shaped
building in light of Northwestern University's plans to demolish
it. Prentice was designed by Chicago architect Bertrand
Goldberg. Trustee Vince Michael made the announcement Wednesday
at a rally for the building's preservation. "For too long,
Prentice Hospital has gone unrecognized and underappreciated in
spite of its bold design, innovative engineering and ground
breaking approach to hospital planning," Michael said. According
to Michael, only eight of the 233 sites on the endangered list
have been lost. Northwestern spokesman Alan Cubbage said the
university plans to build new medical research facilities where
Prentice now stands. He said Northwestern has been considering
this plan since at least 2007-- the year the the new Prentice
Women's Hospital opened. The Goldberg building will come under
the university's ownership i