Archive for the 'Historic Properties' Category

Live in Renaissance-Inspired Splendor in Streeterville: A 3-Bedroom at 200 E. Pearson

This 3-bedroom in 200 E. Pearson in Streeterville came on the market in August 2018. Built in 1917, it only has 10 units with just 2 units per floor. There’s no doorman or parking but there is a full-time engineer. And there is a sign in front of the building discussing the very famous architect […]

Get a 4-Bedroom with a Garage in a Historic Former School in Kenwood: 4731 S. Ellis

This 4-bedroom in the Harvard School Condos at 4731 S. Ellis in Kenwood came on the market in January 2020. Sorry I don’t have a picture but the shelter-in-place prohibits me from driving around for non-essential purposes. Built in 1917, the former private school has 5 units, a center courtyard garden and garage parking. I […]

Have the Rich Always Fled Chicago? The Keith House at 1900 S. Prairie in the South Loop

This 8-bedroom mansion at 1900 S. Prairie in the Prairie Historic District of the South Loop has been on and off the market since 2008. The house is known as The Elbridge Keith House. Built in 1870, here’s more information from the listing: Built in 1870 and designed by J. R. Roberts, the Keith House […]

The Claude Seymour Mansion is a Short Sale: 817 W. Hutchinson in Buena Park

This 6-bedroom historic mansion at 817 W. Hutchinson in the Buena Park neighborhood of Uptown was originally listed 9 years ago, in 2011. We’ve chattered about it several times, including the last time it came on the market in 2017. See our 2017 chatter here. The Claude Seymour House is one of the many historic […]

Live in an Iconic Gold Coast Building: A 2-Bedroom in 1325 N. Dearborn Parkway

This 2-bedroom in the Mantonya Flats at 1325 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Built in 1887, the Mantonya Flats were designed by Curd H. Gottig. There are 3 units and assigned tandem parking behind the building. This building is iconic thanks to its distinctive arched keyhole style windows. […]

Rare Full Floor Singer Building Live/Work Loft Lists for First Time in 22 Years: 120 S. State

This 2-bedroom loft in the Singer Building at 120 S. State in the Loop just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1926 and has just 10 units. It’s zoned live/work and has 2 common parking spaces behind the building for shared use. The listing says the owners have a deeded valet garage […]

Gold Coast’s Florsheim Mansion Now $540,000 Under the 2006 Price: 1328 N. State Parkway

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and […]

A Unique Landmarked Duplex Up 1-Bedroom in the Gold Coast: 1209 N. State Parkway

This 1-bedroom duplex up in the Fisher Studio Houses at 1209 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market. Designed by Andrew Rebori in 1936, the Fisher Studio Houses has 12 units and a central courtyard. It was landmarked in 1996 and converted into condos in 2000. From the Chicago Landmark’s […]

Will the Florsheim Mansion Finally Sell in 2019? 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast

This 5-bedroom historic home at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast was recently re-listed in October 2018. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed by Andrew Rebori and then added onto by Bertrand Goldberg in the 1950s. There are actually two separate townhouses with a courtyard and a […]

Irving Park’s Historic Landmarked ‘Race House’ Returns: 3945 N. Tripp

This 5-bedroom Victorian Italianate single family home at 3945 N. Tripp in Old Irving Park came on the market in March 2019. But if it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it several times between 2007 and 2014 when it was on, and off, the market. See the 2014 chatter here. If you recall, […]