Beer Barons Row Chicago

Evidence of time s passage in chicago s wicker park can be found in the pockets of stunning late 19th century mansions that survived through the bad old days the so called beer baron row of.

Beer barons row chicago.

Following the chicago fire the area. The upcoming open house chicago architecture festival which runs oct. At the center of chicago s eclectic wicker park neighborhood lies the eponymous triangular shaped park that early developer charles wicker and his brother joel donated to the city in 1870. Many of these immigrants were wealthy merchants who built the mansions just southwest of the north damen milwaukee intersection.

16 25 will feature an outdoor only walking tour of wicker park s beer baron row an impressive lineup of ornate late 19th. Pierce and hoyne streets feature some of the city s largest and best examples of victorian era architecture and due to the large number of brewery owners who built residences on hoyne that street became known as beer baron row. The large residences that line the park and nearby streets reflect the wide variety of styles and materials characteristic of chicago between the fire of 1871 and the early 20th century. Written by amy bizzarri.

The victorian was originally built for william h. It is also set on beer baron row an area filled with. The area around the intersection of hoyne and pierce formerly known as ewing place became known as beer baron row. In search of 19th century chicago beer baron row.

Prairie avenue wasn t the only street full of mansions in the 19th century there were plenty of them and some of them have actually survived a bit better than the 16th and prairie area which was treated pretty badly for most of the 20th century. Damen avenue at that time was called robey. In wicker park several mansions still stand on hoyne between pierce and schiller the stretch of road that was once known as beer baron row since so many local brewers built their mansions there. There are two reasons for this title.

Post fire the duo who had also purchased 80 acres of land along milwaukee avenue laying out a subdivision with a mix of lot sizes made their fortune as homeless chicagoans looked westward to build their new homes. Dennis rodkin charles wacker the beer baron and civic leader for whom wacker drive is named lived in this house on lincoln park west one of two neighboring houses built by his father frederick. In the late19th century wealthy german and scandinavian immigrants lived in the neighborhood. This section of wicker park was referred to as beer baron row as many of chicago s wealthiest brewers built mansions here.