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| Location | 503 West Wrightwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′50″N 87°38′30″W / 41.93056°N 87.64167°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000694[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 1971 |
| Designated CL | June 12, 1974 |
The Francis J. Dewes House is a house located at 503 West Wrightwood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1896 by Adolph Cudell and Arthur Hercz for brewer Francis J. Dewes. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1973 and designated a Chicago Landmark on June 12, 1974.[2][3] The building's exterior is designed in a Central European Baroque Revival style.[4]
Past owners and residents include Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos, the latter of whom housed his art studio on the third floor.[5][6][7] Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley invited Renslow to a 1974 ceremony to celebrate the building's landmark designation.[8]
The mansion went for sale in 2011 with an asking price of $9.9 million.[9] It never sold and is currently owned by Structure Management Midwest, a property management firm. In 2013, its owner, Fred Latsko, listed it for $12.5 million.[10]
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dewes House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Chicago Landmarks - Landmark Details". webapps1.chicago.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Francis J. Dewes House". Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ de la Croix, Sukie (2000-07-26). "Chicago Whispers". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Clayman, Andrew (2017-04-20). "The Standard Brewery, est. 1892". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Keehnen, Owen (2023). Man's Country: More Than A Bathhouse (1st ed.). Cathedral City, California: Rattling Good Yarns Press. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9781955826419.
- ^ "Remembering Chicago Leatherman Chuck Renslow". WBEZ Chicago. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Chicago's Historic Frances J. Dewes Mansion". realtor.com News. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (2016-03-21). "Developer Fred Latsko pays $1.6 million for vintage Gold Coast mansion". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
External links
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