1891 4-Bedroom Bucktown Mansion Returns 9-Years Later at $2.495 Million: 2138 W. Caton
This 4-bedroom Romanesque Revival single family home at 2138 W. Caton in the “Bucktown & Wicker Park area” came on the market in June 2025. (Do you think Mario was reading Crib Chatter about this area north of North Avenue and JohnC’s constant posts that it is really Wicker Park???)
We chattered about it in 2016 when it had price reductions. The discussion was about the Blue Line El, which runs directly behind the house.
See our chatter here.
If you recall, this entire block is landmarked.
Built in 1891, this home is on a double lot measuring 50×100. The listing also says it has a brick 2-car garage and is the only home on Caton with a garage with alley access.
The listing says it has “historical charm and modern luxury.” It has many of its vintage features including:
- leaded glass windows
- plaster walls
- hand carved medallions
- cove moldings
- a hand carved staircase
- ornate oak leaf woodwork
- a pier mirror
- period lighting
- original door hardware
And 3 fireplaces, which the prior listing said were gas but this listing says are wood burning. The fireplaces are in the kitchen, library and living room.
The kitchen is “modern” with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, space for a small table and chairs and the fireplace.
The library has brass painted crown molding.
The primary bedroom is en suite.
The attic is finished.
The house also has a lower level recreation room.
The house has features that buyers look for including central air and, from the pictures, 2 sets of washer/dryers.
It is near the shops and restaurants of Wicker Park and Bucktown as well as bus lines and the Blue Line El stop at Damen.
It sold as a 3-bedroom in 2016 for just $938,500 but it came back on the market as a 4-bedroom home in June 2025 at $2.495 million.
It has been re-listed several times but the price has remained $2.495 million.
Will the seller get their price?
Mario Greco and Marcello Navarro at Compass have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
2138 W. Caton: 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 4700 square feet, single family home
- Sold in June 1978 for $90,000 (per Redfin)
- Sold in July 1994 for $479,000
- Originally listed in February 2016 for $1.495 million
- Reduced
- Sold in October 2016 for $938,500
- Listed in June 2025 for $2.495 million
- Currently still listed at $2.495 million
- Taxes are now $26,809 (they were $10,636 in June 2016)
- Central Air
- Double lot: 50×100
- 2 car garage
- 3 fireplaces (wood burning?)
- Bedroom #1: 15×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 12×11 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 15×10 (third floor)
- Bedroom #4: 18×17 (second floor)
- Recreation Room: 31×24 (lower level)
- Attic: 17×24 (third floor)
- Dining room: 15×13 (main floor)
- Living room: 14×15 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 20×9 (main floor)
- Family room: 12×13 (main floor)
- Foyer: 10×11 (main floor)
- Screened porch: 15×8 (main floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 12×7 (second floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 4×11 (lower level)
- Laundry: 7×13 (lower level)
- Storage: 7×7 (lower level)











