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Want To Live in a National Landmark and Become Part of Edgewater Folklore?

By Linze Rice | August 10, 2015 5:53am
 The building at 1031 Bryn Mawr has been rumored for years to have housed the British consul in Chicago, but the legend has never been proven.
The building at 1031 Bryn Mawr has been rumored for years to have housed the British consul in Chicago, but the legend has never been proven.
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EDGEWATER — A new listing for the 107-year-old "Manor House" gives homebuyers a rare opportunity to own their own piece of real estate royalty and become part of local legend.

For $399,900, City Front Realty Group promises a "one-of-a-kind" duplex penthouse including a ballroom, walk-out rooftop patio, two living rooms, heated garage parking and 14-foot ceilings.

The castle-like deep brown brick building at 1031 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. sits just down the block from the famed "sunset" pink Edgewater Beach Apartments.

Linze Rice details some of the history behind the manor:

Along the building's sidewalk facade, statues of lions, fountains and lush greenery overflow onto the U-shaped dwelling's terra-cotta accents, popular in many Tudor revival-style homes built around the same time.

John Edmund Oldaker Pridmor, a British architect, built the structure between 1907 and 1908 to resemble the design of many other buildings he created in the area, including several homes on north Winthrop and Magnolia avenues.

Pridmor also built apartments throughout the city in places like Austin, Woodlawn and Logan Square, and is the architect responsible for The Vic Theatre in Lakeview.

Because of the British connection and details such as the lion statues, it was rumored the building was once the British consulate in Chicago, but the Edgewater Historical Society has said it believe there is not enough evidence to prove the claim.

In 1987 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and it is also one of the more well-known structures included in the Bryn Mawr Historic District (which was added to the national registry in 1995).

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