This unique 4-bedroom mansion plus coach house at 602 E. 112th Street in the Pullman Historic District came on the market in September 2011. At 3781 square feet, it is one of the largest properties in the historic district and is in a prime location, near Arcade Park and across from Greenstone Church. Built in 1882, […]
There’s been a lot of chatter about what a “worker’s cottage” is recently but nothing personifies it better than the actual thing which can be found in the Pullman Historic District on the South Side. This 2-bedroom worker’s cottage at 11405 S. Saint Lawrence has recently been restored with new plumbing, electric, furnace and air […]
The Chicago Tribune listed several neighborhood home tours that take place in the fall that many of you may find of interest. The granddaddy of them all is the Annual Historic Pullman House Tour. This is the Pullman Foundation’s 35th year. Dates: October 11-12 Hours: 11 am to 5 pm Cost: $20 at the door, $17 […]
There is no larger collection of historic rowhouses in Chicago than that in the Pullman neighborhood. 11310 S. Champlain was built in 1883 and, according to the listing, was the former home of Pullman Strike Organizer Jennie Curtis. The kitchen has been remodeled. Garages can be added in the backyard (there is an alley system […]
The Sunday Chicago Tribune had a cover story over the weekend about the gentrification of the North Pullman neighborhood. For those of you who don’t know, Pullman is a Landmarked State and National Historic District (one of the few in the country that has city, state and national landmark status) located on the far […]