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$ 1,240,000

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4 Beds

3 Baths

2,866 SqFt

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$ 1,240,000

Est. payment | -/mo

Save

4 Beds

3 Baths

2,866 SqFt

Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Detached Single

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 2,866 sqft

Price per Sqft $432

MLS Listing ID 12694853

Style Traditional,Victorian

Bedrooms 4

Full Baths 3

Year Built 1868

Annual Tax Amount $9,484

Tax Year 2024

Lot Dimensions 25 x 126

Property Sub-Type Detached Single

Property Description

Rarely does a home come to market that was never renovated by committee, but composed over more than two decades by a single visionary owner: a master carpenter, builder, and artist who transformed this West Town residence into a true architectural statement. Every material, window, and detail throughout the home was chosen with intention, not trend, to create harmony between light, craftsmanship, art, and nature. Rather than being remodeled room by room, the home was reimagined as one complete work. The rear staircase was fully reconstructed to flood the interior with light and open the home to the garden, resulting in an oversized architectural window that's as striking from outside as it is within. The original siding was replaced with custom-cut James Hardie fiber cement, detailed to honor the proportions of traditional wood clapboard. The front entrance itself is a discovery: antique Victorian pressed-metal panels, once used on the ceilings of classic Chicago bars, were applied to the original oak doors; most visitors assume the ornamentation is hand-carved wood. It is not. Upstairs, the second-floor studio was built around a single goal: capturing perfect north light. The roofline was re-engineered with a soaring cathedral ceiling, skylights, enlarged windows, and arched openings, creating a true working painter's studio. The adjoining library features ornate column capitals and intricately detailed plaster architectural reproductions, while the nearby bathroom carries the same poetic sensibility blue cabinetry chosen to mirror the sky through the skylight, and silvery white and gold tile accents that catch the moonlight. The kitchen began with a large antique cabinet found at a garage sale years before the renovation began, and grew from there. A bay window overlooks the garden. The countertop is Brazilian Green Piranha stone, selected after weeks of searching stone yards for something that evoked a riverbed. The backsplash is composed of ornamental antique tiles, salvaged from an old tile stove and discovered in a Hubbard Street antique gallery, arranged to form a second "window" onto an imagined garden. Outside, a custom wrought iron fence inspired by ornamental ironwork the owner encountered in Santa Fe replaced the original chain link. Built on 42-inch concrete foundations with custom rounded molding, it is believed to be the only fence of its kind in Chicago. The rear garden functions as another room of the home, anchored by a bird bath that draws songbirds through every season. Even the garage received the same care: its bay window was built from rare salvaged windows, originally rejected from another project over a single inch of code, held onto for years until the right home was found for them. The garage comfortably fits two cars. The location complements the home in every way. Situated in a West Town block that continues to grow more desirable, the home offers direct Blue Line access to downtown, O'Hare, and Midway. Orchestra Hall, City Hall, and Fulton Market are all within twelve minutes; the United Center, the emerging 1901 Project, and the coming casino are close by, while the street itself remains quiet and residential. Neighborhood bakeries, a diverse range of restaurants, ethnic and health food markets, the Eckhart Park farmer's market, and the Chicago and Ashland library branch are all within walking distance. The lakefront and Michigan Avenue are reachable in ten minutes via the No. 66 bus. This is not simply a renovated home; it is a thoughtfully crafted artist's residence where architecture, construction, landscape, and art come together as a single, cohesive vision. It cannot be replicated, because it was never built from a plan. It evolved over decades from passion, patience, and thousands of hours of hand craftsmanship, a true one-of-a-kind property.

Location

State IL

County Cook

Area Chi - West Town

Rooms

Basement Finished, Storage Space, Full

Interior

Interior Features Vaulted Ceiling(s), 1st Floor Bedroom, 1st Floor Full Bath, Built-in Features, Bookcases, Historic/Period Mlwk, Dining Combo, Granite Counters, Pantry

Heating Baseboard

Cooling Central Air, Small Duct High Velocity

Flooring Hardwood

Fireplace N

Appliance Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Range Hood

Laundry Sink

Exterior

Exterior Feature Outdoor Grill

Garage Spaces 2.0

Community Features Curbs, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Street Paved

Building

Lot Description Garden

Dwelling Type Detached Single

Building Description Frame, No

Sewer Public Sewer

Water Lake Michigan

Level or Stories 3 Stories

Structure Type Frame

New Construction false

Schools

Elementary Schools Otis Elementary School

Middle Schools Otis Elementary School

High Schools Wells Community Academy Senior H

School District 299 , 299, 299

Others

HOA Fee Include None

Ownership Fee Simple

Special Listing Condition Standard

Listed by Ivona Kutermankiewicz of Jameson Sotheby's Intl Realty

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Steve Porter

+1(773) 992-9619

Broker | License ID: 471.018397

Broker License ID: 471.018397

1427 W Huron ST Chicago, IL 60642

Steve Porter

Key Details

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Rooms

Interior

Exterior

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Schools

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