50 Fabulous Facades With Stunning Architectural Attributes In Chicago

Chicago is teeming with architectural gems of all shapes and sizes.

Chicago is famed for its architectural diversity. Gothic, Victorian, Romanesque, Art Deco, an array of different Modernist styles, you name it – Chicago has it. From wonderful Workers Cottages and charming Chateauesque Mansions to the wide range of Art Deco landmarks in downtown Chicago, there are striking structures all over the Windy City.

While Chicago’s museums, hotels, temples, and towers attract all the attention, there are hordes of unique, understated houses across Chicago that are equally as extraordinary. Lists of Chicago’s more monolithic landmarks are far from hard to come by, but some of the more modest and unassuming homes in our great city deserve a little more attention!

Along with the help of Doorways of Chicago we have here rounded up some of the most beautiful, iconic homes in and around the city, straying away from lavish modern mansions and high rise buildings to instead focus on those understated off-the-beaten-path homes that have charm, history, and character in abundance.

Of course, there are so many it’s inevitable we’ve missed a good number of them so if you have any hidden gems to recommend or have any information about these buildings please get in touch at chicago@secretmedianetwork.com.

1. The Moorish ‘keyhole building’ in Gold Coast

Address: 1300 block of N. Dearborn Parkway, Gold Coast Historic District, Chicago

2. The Richardsonian Romanesque ‘Cable House’ near Michigan Avenue

Address: 25 East Erie Street, Chicago

3. This Queen Anne home with heavy Moorish & Eastlake influences in Ukrainian Village

Address: 1100 block of N.Hoyn, Ukrainian Village, Chicago

4. This French Chateauesque home in Kenwood

Address: 4900 block of S Ellis Ave, Kenwood, Chicago

5. The Queen Anne & Romanesque style home of Alonzo Fuller in Kenwood

Address: 4800 block of S. Ellis Ave, Kenwood, Chicago

6. The Italianate Workers Cottage home of Frederick Wacker in Oldtown

Address: 1800 block of N. Lincoln Park West, Oldtown, Chicago

7. This Chateauesque & Second Empire home in Southport Corridor

Address: 1400 block of W. Addison, Southport Corridor, Chicago

8. This heavily adorned Italianate Workers Cottage in Oldtown

Address: 1700 Block of N North Park Ave, Oldtown, Chicago

9. Architect Frederick R. Schock’s Romanesque residence in Austin

Address: 5800 block of W Midway Park Blvd, Austin, Chicago

10. The Walter Gale House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park

Address: 1000 block of Chicago Ave, Oak Park, Chicago

11. This Victorian home with Moorish & Eastlake influences

Address: 200 block of Forest Ave, Oak Park, Chicago

12. Keith House in South Prairie Historic District

Address: 1800 block of South Prairie District, Chicago

13. This Dutch Renaissance beauty in Logan Square

Address: 2400 block of N. Kedzie Ave, Logan Square, Chicago

14. The home of Herman Weinhardt in Wicker Park

Address: 2100 block of W. Pierce, Wicker Park, Chicago

15. The Augustus Warner House in Gold Coast Historic District

Address: 1337 N. Dearborn Sreet, Gold Coast, Chicago

16. The Queen Anne style home of Adolph Bergmeier in Wicker Park

Address: 1500 block of N. Hoyne Ave, Wicker Park, Chicago

17. This French Chateauesque home in Logan Square

Address: 3000 block of W Logan Blvd, Logan Square, Chicago

18. The Carpenter Gothic Frances Willard House in Evanston

Address: 1700 block of Chicago Ave, Evanston, Chicago

19. This Dutch Renaissance home in Wicker Park

Address: 1600 block of N. Leavitt, Wicker Park, Chicago

20. This Queen Anne style home in Evanston

Address: 1200 block of Hinman Ave, Evanston, Chicago

21. This Richardsonian Romanesque style home in Gold Coast

Address: 100 block of E. Bellevue Place, Gold Coast Historic District, Chicago

22. The Wheeler Mansion in South Prairie Historic District

Address: 2000 block of S. Calumet, South Prairie Historic District, Chicago

23. This Second Empire home in Kenwood

Address: 1500 block of E. 50th Street, Kenwood, Chicago

24. The Catherine Schlect House in Austin

Address: 5800 block of W. Race Av, Austin, Chicago

25. This carved limestone gem in Wicker Park

Address: W Concord Place, Wicker Park, Chicago

26. This resilient Second Empire home in Lakeview

Address: N. Sheffield Ave near Belmont, Lakeview, Chicago

27. This Shingle-style home in Evanston

Address: 700 block of Forest Ave, Evanston, Chicago

28. This 130-year-old Queen Anne home in Austin

Address: W Midway Park Blvd, Austin, Chicago

29. This Queen Anne style home in Evanston

Address: Michigan Ave, Evanston, Chicago

30. This modified Workers Cottage with Eastlake influences in Logan Square

Address: 2500 block of W Logan Blvd, Logan Square, Chicago

31. This stunning Shingle-inspired home in Kenwood

Address: 4700 block of S. Kimbark Ave, Kenwood, Chicago

32. These stunning Rowhouses in Bronzeville

Address: 4700 block of S. Prairie Ave, Bronzeville, Chicago

33. This Shingle home in Evanston

Address: 1200 block of Hinman, Evanston, Chicago

34. This stunning Queen Anne home in Gold Coast Historic District

Address: 100 block of E. Schiller St, Gold Coast, Chicago

35. The Marie Schock House in Austin

Address: 5700 block of W. Race Ave, Austin, Chicago

36. This satisfying Italianate home in Kenwood

Address: 4800 block of S. Woodlawn Ave, Kenwood, Chicago

37. The Beeson House in Austin

Address: 5800 block of W. Race Ave, Austin, Chicago

38. This glamorous Georgian home in Evanston

Address: 1000 block of N Sheridan Road, Evanston, Chicago

39. This magnificent mansion in Andersonville

Address: 1400 block of W. Berwyn Ave, Andersonville, Chicago

40. This Shingle-inspired home in Austin

Address: 5900 block of W. Race Ave, Austin, Chicago

41. This remarkable Georgian home in Ravenswood

Address: 4700 block of N. Paulina, Ravenswood, Chicago

42. Another superb Shingle-style home in Evanston

Address: 1100 block of Michigan Ave, Evanston, Chicago

43. This Modified Shingle-style home in Edgewater

Address: 5700 block of N. Magnolia, Edgewater, Chicago

44. This charming couple in Bronzeville

Address: Grand Blvd, King Drive, Bronzeville, Chicago

45. The Second Empire style Frances Dewes Home in Lincoln Park

Address: W. Wrightwood, Lincoln Park, Chicago

46. This charming Italiante home in Evanston

Address: 500 block of Judson Ave, Evanston, Chicago

47. The Dr. John A. McGill and Carrie Coonley French Chateauesque Mansion

Address: S. Drexel Blvd between 49th and 50th, Kenwood, Chicago

48. The Cardinals Mansion in the Gold Coast Historic District

Address: 1555 North State Parkway, Gold Coast, Chicago

49. This Second Empire style home in Lincoln Park

Address: 2000 block of N. Cleveland, Lincoln Park, Chicago

50. Clarke House (the oldest surviving home from the Great Fire of 1871)

Address: 1800 block of South Prairie Historic District, Chicago

*This article was made in collaboration with Doorways of Chicago: a small Chicago-based business offering photo prints, greeting card collections, and spring, summer, and architecture walking tours. Originally an Instagram venture, Doorways of Chicago shares a passion for vintage, historic, and iconic architecture from places across the USA and around the world.

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