Back in the day, Chicago was home to dozens of great and beautiful Victorian homes. The largest mansions were built for the city’s well-heeled social elite Many like the Palmer Potter mansion on Lakeshore Drive which was sadly torn down.
Many others were of frame construction and are easily recognized by their trademarked tower. They were not considered the mansions their time but rather beautiful family homes. A few have survived and restored.
At least two were converted into funeral homes.
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