Francis J. Dewes House

Francis J. Dewes House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chicago Landmark
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Location	503 West Wrightwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	41°55′50″N87°38′30″W / 41.93056°N 87.64167°W / 41.93056; -87.64167
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 a brewer Francis J. Dewes. The building's exterior is designed in a Central European Baroque Revival style. ^[2]

The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1973. It was designated as a Chicago Landmark on June 12, 1974. ^{[3] [4]} The home of Dewes's brother, August, located next door; was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2005. A pair of Chicago Landmark plaques for each home can be found on a pedestal in front of the Francis J. Dewes house. ^{[5] [6]}

Past owners and residents include Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos, the latter of whom housed his art studio on the third floor. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley invited Chuck Renslow to a 1974 ceremony celebrating the building's landmark designation. ^[10]

The mansion went for sale in 2011 with an asking price of $9.9 million. ^[11] It never sold and is currently owned by a a property management firm called Structure Management Midwest. In 2013, its owner, Fred Latsko, listed it for $12.5 million. ^[12]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Francis J. Dewes House". Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
3. "Dewes House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
4. "Chicago Landmarks - Landmark Details". webapps1.chicago.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
5. "Francis J. Dewes House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
6. "August Dewes House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
7. de la Croix, Sukie (July 26, 2000). "Chicago Whispers". Windy City Times . Retrieved September 29, 2023.
8. Clayman, Andrew (April 20, 2017). "The Standard Brewery, est. 1892". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
9. Keehnen, Owen (2023). Man's Country: More Than A Bathhouse (1st ed.). Cathedral City, California: Rattling Good Yarns Press. pp. 5–6. ISBN   9781955826419.
10. "Remembering Chicago Leatherman Chuck Renslow". WBEZ Chicago. June 30, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
11. "Chicago's Historic Frances J. Dewes Mansion". realtor.com News. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
12. Goldsborough, Bob (March 21, 2016). "Developer Fred Latsko pays $1.6 million for vintage Gold Coast mansion". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 13, 2022.

External links

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