19:
1227:
1217:
78:
in 1871. Interest in the area increased when Lake Shore Drive was opened in 1875 from North Avenue to Oak Street, and a favorite Sunday afternoon pastime became a ride along the lakefront. By 1882 the
Palmers had started building one of the first mansions on the drive in the block between Schiller
66:
Astor Street is named after John Jacob Astor. Although he never lived in
Chicago, the street was named to honor his achievements; he was one of the richest citizens in the United States. At the time of his death in 1848 his estate was worth $ 20 million, the equivalent of $ 78 billion today. Astor
45:
Constructed over a period of more than 100 years, the buildings along Astor Street reflect the fashionable styles favored by their original high-society residents. The numerous 19th-century houses are designed in a variety of historical revival styles, and are interspersed with apartment buildings
186:
clubhouse was built in 1914 to provide a safe residence for young women studying the arts. This was part of a trend to construct buildings for artists at the turn of the century that was indicative of a growing appreciation for the arts in urban life and as a worthwhile educational pursuit. The
95:
Within 20 years of the opening of Lake Shore Drive, Astor Street was fully developed, filled with city houses abutting one another on their narrow sites. This limitations on land use also brought high-rise apartment buildings to the neighborhood, made fashionable by second generation
Palmers.
136:, who was a junior draftsman in Sullivan's office at the time, worked on the project as well. Featuring a plain brick facade with ornamentation that is unique among all other houses, it is lavishly decorated inside, in a style that is typical of Sullivan's work. The home today houses the
91:
is named, Robert Todd
Lincoln, the only surviving child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln; and Albert F. Madlener, a successful liquor wholesaler. The Madlener home now houses the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
73:
was one of the early landowners in the neighborhood. While most of high society lived in mansions on
Prairie Avenue, Palmer began to buy up land on the north end, which was only lightly populated and still mostly swamp after the
920:
86:
Other wealthy
Chicago families followed the Palmers. Lumber, iron, liquor and other magnates flocked to the area and built lavish homes. Residents included Kenneth Sawyer Goodman the playwright, after whom
163:
This 1899 mansion at 1340 N State
Parkway was built for a surgeon - Dr. George Swift Isham. Complete with 70-rooms, and a brick and limestone facade, the building became famous when it was acquired by
174:. In 1993, the mansion was sold, gutted and turned into four high-price luxury condos. In 2011, one 7,874 square-foot condo was put on the market for an asking price of $ 6.7 million.
355:
79:
and
Division. The Palmers' Gothic castle sat at 1350 N Lake Shore Drive became the center of Chicago's high society. Bertha Palmer stocked the home with an extensive collection of
1126:
604:
411:
1050:
301:
930:
515:
1013:
542:
1114:
663:
1175:
879:
668:
809:
597:
1244:
925:
470:
1283:
339:
294:
215:
940:
688:
1182:
839:
799:
627:
148:
849:
759:
714:
590:
137:
83:
paintings, helping create a market for the then avant-garde works and which later formed the core of the Art
Institute's collection.
978:
500:
287:
1131:
1057:
734:
673:
814:
67:
was the founder of the
American Fur Company and an investor in New York City real estate. His name gave a luster to the area.
1158:
899:
769:
749:
548:
334:
167:
in 1959. After the purchase, the mansion's basement was converted into a "grotto", with a swimming pool with a glass wall.
935:
779:
480:
113:
105:
1087:
834:
554:
255:
1148:
1092:
709:
640:
171:
1293:
1018:
1003:
894:
744:
622:
505:
390:
269:
183:
144:
794:
1197:
1121:
1099:
724:
645:
632:
613:
533:
195:
152:
784:
1288:
804:
719:
560:
310:
109:
35:
889:
884:
329:
864:
854:
739:
1040:
998:
829:
683:
406:
774:
764:
1202:
1170:
874:
859:
789:
571:
565:
445:
385:
344:
219:
170:
After Hefner left Chicago permanently for the West coast, the mansion was turned into a dormitory for the
1141:
1072:
971:
819:
429:
1067:
904:
520:
475:
398:
125:
233:
132:
between 1890-92, it is considered one of the first modern residences in the United States. A young
88:
1216:
1192:
1163:
1104:
1082:
1045:
1035:
1008:
945:
844:
133:
75:
128:, now called the Charnley–Persky House, is a key building in the historic district. Designed by
1187:
678:
465:
349:
31:
1230:
1153:
1136:
1109:
1028:
1023:
964:
869:
824:
485:
50:
1062:
18:
1220:
1077:
693:
495:
129:
191:
entrance with lush mosaics representing the three arts of music, drama, and painting.
1277:
510:
360:
80:
70:
754:
164:
1259:
1246:
582:
218:. City of Chicago, Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning. Archived from
490:
188:
279:
39:
187:
buildings features 110 units arranged around a central courtyard with a
987:
17:
960:
586:
283:
956:
412:
British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park
913:
702:
654:
621:
532:
458:
438:
420:
376:
369:
317:
931:Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus
972:
598:
295:
8:
921:Central Manufacturing District–Original East
979:
965:
957:
605:
591:
583:
373:
302:
288:
280:
760:Chatham-Greater Grand Crossing Commercial
104:The homes in the district are primarily
207:
655:National Register of Historic Places,
7:
914:National Register of Historic Places
628:National Register of Historic Places
270:"Chicago Landmarks: Three Arts Club"
149:National Register of Historic Places
516:Trump International Hotel and Tower
471:860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
140:, who give tours of the structure.
138:Society of Architectural Historians
236:. Gold Coast Neighbors Association
14:
501:Polish Consulate General, Chicago
1226:
1225:
1215:
880:Seven Houses on Lake Shore Drive
568:(on boundary with Lincoln Park)
335:East Lake Shore Drive District
1:
1284:Historic districts in Chicago
664:Black Metropolis–Bronzeville
356:River North Gallery District
340:Gold Coast Historic District
800:Walter Burley Griffin Place
258:. Original Playboy Mansion.
172:School of the Art Institute
1310:
850:Milwaukee-Diversey-Kimball
715:Arlington and Roslyn Place
703:Chicago Landmark districts
657:Chicago Landmark districts
633:Chicago Landmark districts
623:National Historic Landmark
506:Three Arts Club of Chicago
391:Ogden International School
256:"Original Playboy Mansion"
184:Three Arts Club of Chicago
145:National Historic Landmark
1211:
1014:Colleges and universities
994:
22:East side of Astor Street
545:(Brown and Purple Lines)
394:East and Jenner campuses
311:Near North Side, Chicago
110:Richardsonian Romanesque
735:Beverly/Morgan Railroad
674:Old Chicago Water Tower
669:Logan Square Boulevards
407:Latin School of Chicago
216:"Astor Street District"
159:George Swift Isham Home
815:Jackson Park Highlands
446:Chicago Public Library
386:Chicago Public Schools
234:"Astor Street History"
53:on December 19, 1975.
23:
900:Washington Park Court
770:East Lake Shore Drive
750:Calumet/Giles Prairie
430:Moody Bible Institute
325:Astor Street District
28:Astor Street District
21:
780:Five Houses on Avers
476:James Charnley House
399:Edward Jenner School
126:James Charnley House
120:James Charnley House
49:It was designated a
1260:41.9078°N 87.6276°W
1256: /
835:McCormick Row House
795:Greenwood Row House
689:Schoenhofen Brewery
481:Holy Name Cathedral
330:Cabrini–Green Homes
147:, is listed on the
89:The Goodman Theatre
840:Michigan Boulevard
755:Cermak Road Bridge
710:Alta Vista Terrace
641:Printing House Row
272:. City of Chicago.
134:Frank Lloyd Wright
76:Great Chicago Fire
24:
1294:Chicago Landmarks
1265:41.9078; -87.6276
1239:
1238:
1122:Metropolitan area
954:
953:
926:Hyde Park–Kenwood
895:Ukrainian Village
810:Jackson Boulevard
785:Fremont Row House
745:Burling Row House
679:Old Town Triangle
580:
579:
466:350 North Orleans
454:
453:
395:
379:secondary schools
222:on July 17, 2012.
62:Early development
32:historic district
1301:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1266:
1261:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1229:
1228:
1219:
981:
974:
967:
958:
725:Armitage-Halsted
720:Arlington-Deming
614:Chicago Landmark
607:
600:
593:
584:
561:Merchandise Mart
486:Magnificent Mile
393:
374:
304:
297:
290:
281:
274:
273:
266:
260:
259:
252:
246:
245:
243:
241:
230:
224:
223:
212:
196:Chicago Landmark
153:Chicago Landmark
114:Georgian Revival
51:Chicago Landmark
46:and townhouses.
1309:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1298:
1289:Central Chicago
1274:
1273:
1264:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1235:
1207:
1019:Community areas
990:
985:
955:
950:
941:Michigan–Wacker
909:
890:Terra Cotta Row
885:Surf-Pine Grove
805:Hawthorne Place
698:
656:
650:
631:
626:
617:
611:
581:
576:
528:
459:Other landmarks
450:
434:
422:
416:
378:
365:
313:
308:
278:
277:
268:
267:
263:
254:
253:
249:
239:
237:
232:
231:
227:
214:
213:
209:
204:
180:
178:Three Arts Club
161:
122:
102:
64:
59:
36:Central Chicago
12:
11:
5:
1307:
1305:
1297:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1276:
1275:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1223:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1198:Transportation
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1171:Public schools
1168:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1146:
1145:
1144:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1118:
1117:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1096:
1095:
1090:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
995:
992:
991:
986:
984:
983:
976:
969:
961:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
917:
915:
911:
910:
908:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
865:Oakdale Avenue
862:
857:
855:Newport Avenue
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
830:Longwood Drive
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
740:Bissell Street
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
706:
704:
700:
699:
697:
696:
691:
686:
684:Prairie Avenue
681:
676:
671:
666:
660:
658:
652:
651:
649:
648:
643:
637:
635:
619:
618:
612:
610:
609:
602:
595:
587:
578:
577:
575:
574:
569:
566:North/Clybourn
563:
558:
552:
546:
539:
537:
530:
529:
527:
526:
525:
524:
513:
508:
503:
498:
496:Palmer Mansion
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
462:
460:
456:
455:
452:
451:
449:
448:
442:
440:
436:
435:
433:
432:
426:
424:
418:
417:
415:
414:
409:
404:
403:
402:
396:
382:
380:
371:
367:
366:
364:
363:
358:
353:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
321:
319:
315:
314:
309:
307:
306:
299:
292:
284:
276:
275:
261:
247:
225:
206:
205:
203:
200:
194:The home is a
179:
176:
160:
157:
143:The home is a
130:Louis Sullivan
121:
118:
101:
98:
63:
60:
58:
55:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1306:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1272:
1269:
1232:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1132:Neighborhoods
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
993:
989:
982:
977:
975:
970:
968:
963:
962:
959:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
918:
916:
912:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
875:Old Edgebrook
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
860:North Kenwood
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
790:Fulton Market
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
705:
701:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
661:
659:
653:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
636:
634:
629:
624:
620:
615:
608:
603:
601:
596:
594:
589:
588:
585:
573:
570:
567:
564:
562:
559:
556:
555:Grand(/State)
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
540:
538:
535:
531:
522:
519:
518:
517:
514:
512:
511:Tribune Tower
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
457:
447:
444:
443:
441:
437:
431:
428:
427:
425:
419:
413:
410:
408:
405:
400:
397:
392:
389:
388:
387:
384:
383:
381:
375:
372:
368:
362:
361:Streeterville
359:
357:
354:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
326:
323:
322:
320:
316:
312:
305:
300:
298:
293:
291:
286:
285:
282:
271:
265:
262:
257:
251:
248:
240:September 17,
235:
229:
226:
221:
217:
211:
208:
201:
199:
197:
192:
190:
185:
177:
175:
173:
168:
166:
158:
156:
154:
150:
146:
141:
139:
135:
131:
127:
119:
117:
115:
111:
107:
99:
97:
93:
90:
84:
82:
81:Impressionist
77:
72:
71:Potter Palmer
68:
61:
56:
54:
52:
47:
43:
41:
37:
33:
29:
20:
16:
1241:
1041:Demographics
999:Architecture
820:Jewelers Row
775:East Village
765:Dover Street
730:Astor Street
729:
423:universities
421:Colleges and
377:Primary and
345:Goose Island
324:
264:
250:
238:. Retrieved
228:
220:the original
210:
193:
181:
169:
162:
142:
123:
103:
100:Architecture
94:
85:
69:
65:
48:
44:
27:
25:
15:
1263: /
1203:Visual arts
1183:Skyscrapers
1058:Expressways
936:Loop Retail
905:Wicker Park
165:Hugh Hefner
1278:Categories
1251:87°37′39″W
1248:41°54′28″N
1115:Newspapers
1105:Literature
1073:Government
557:(Red Line)
551:(Red Line)
202:References
106:Queen Anne
1159:musicians
1100:Landmarks
1068:Geography
1051:companies
946:Motor Row
845:Mid-North
616:districts
491:Navy Pier
439:Libraries
370:Education
189:Byzantine
151:and is a
1231:Category
1093:timeline
1088:politics
572:Sedgwick
536:stations
523:(CLOSED)
401:(merged)
350:Old Town
116:styles.
112:and the
40:Illinois
1193:Tourism
1164:theater
1127:Museums
1083:History
1046:Economy
1036:Culture
1009:Climate
1004:Beaches
988:Chicago
870:Oakland
825:Kenwood
646:Pullman
549:Chicago
543:Chicago
521:Sixteen
57:History
1221:Portal
1188:Sports
1149:People
1078:Harbor
352:(part)
1154:music
1137:Parks
1110:Media
1029:gangs
1024:Crime
694:Villa
318:Areas
30:is a
1176:list
1142:list
1063:Flag
242:2010
182:The
124:The
26:The
534:CTA
34:in
1280::
198:.
155:.
108:,
42:.
38:,
980:e
973:t
966:v
630:,
625:,
606:e
599:t
592:v
303:e
296:t
289:v
244:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
