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South shore drive and cheltenham
Posted by:
pizza logger
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Date: August 17, 2011 10:03PM
does anybody have any information on the large victorian house on the northeast corner of south shore drive and cheltenham place. i think the address is 7847 s. south shore drive. i drive past it all the time and i'm constantly impressed by it. it seems really out of place compared to all the other houses in the area.
Re: South shore drive and cheltenham
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: August 18, 2011 02:34AM
It's got a photo and caption in the 'Chicago Mansions' book published by Arcadia, but not much other information. The caption reads in part:
[i]'The Queen Anne mansion at 7839 S. South Shore Drive was built around 1880...this is one of the few structures remaining on South Shore Drive from this era...'[/i]
The website for Church Of St. Bride says that when the church was founded in 1893, its first pastor lived in the house.
[i]'The Queen Anne mansion at 7839 S. South Shore Drive was built around 1880...this is one of the few structures remaining on South Shore Drive from this era...'[/i]
The website for Church Of St. Bride says that when the church was founded in 1893, its first pastor lived in the house.
