503 W. Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1973. NRIS 73000694.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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.
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. 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.
Past owners and residents include Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos, the latter of whom housed his art studio on the third floor. Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley invited Chuck Renslow to a 1974 ceremony celebrating the building's landmark designation.
The mansion went for sale in 2011 with an asking price of $9.9 million. It never sold and is currently owned by a property management firm called Structure Management Midwest. In 2013, its owner, Fred Latsko, listed it for $12.5 million.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892196