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1427 W Huron Street

Chicago, IL 60642
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Bed 4

Bed

Bath 3

Bath

SqFt2,866

Sqft

Rarely does a home come to market that was never renovated by committee, but composed over more than two decades by a single visionary owner: a master carpenter, builder, and artist who transformed this West Town residence into a true architectural statement. Every material, window, and detail throughout the home was chosen with intention, not trend, to create harmony between light, craftsmanship, art, and nature. Rather than being remodeled room by room, the home was reimagined as one complete work. The rear staircase was fully reconstructed to flood the interior with light and open the home to the garden, resulting in an oversized architectural window that's as striking from outside as it is within. The original siding was replaced with custom-cut James Hardie fiber cement, detailed to h onor the proportions of traditional wood clapboard. The front entrance itself is a discovery: antique Victorian pressed-metal panels, once used on the ceilings of classic Chicago bars, were applied to the original oak doors; most visitors assume the ornamentation is hand-carved wood. It is not. Upstairs, the second-floor studio was built around a single goal: capturing perfect north light. The roofline was re-engineered with a soaring cathedral ceiling, skylights, enlarged windows, and arched openings, creating a true working painter's studio. The adjoining library features ornate column capitals and intricately detailed plaster architectural reproductions, while the nearby bathroom carries the same poetic sensibility blue cabinetry chosen to mirror the sky through the skylight, and silvery white and gold tile accents that catch the moonlight. The kitchen began with a large antique cabinet found at a garage sale years before the renovation began, and grew from there. A bay window overlooks the garden. The countertop is Brazilian Green Piranha stone, selected after weeks of searching stone yards for something that evoked a riverbed. The backsplash is composed of ornamental antique tiles, salvaged from an old tile stove and discovered in a Hubbard Street antique gallery, arranged to form a second "window" onto an imagined garden. Outside, a custom wrought iron fence inspired by ornamental ironwork the owner encountered in Santa Fe replaced the original chain link. Built on 42-inch concrete foundations with custom rounded molding, it is believed to be the only fence of its kind in Chicago. The rear garden functions as another room of the home, anchored by a bird bath that draws songbirds through every season. Even the garage received the same care: its bay window was built from rare salvaged windows, originally rejected from another project over a single inch of code, held onto for years until the right home was found for them. The garage comfortably fits two cars. The location complements the home in every way. Situated in a West Town block that continues to grow more desirable, the home offers direct Blue Line access to downtown, O'Hare, and Midway. Orchestra Hall, City Hall, and Fulton Market are all within twelve minutes; the United Center, the emerging 1901 Project, and the coming casino are close by, while the street itself remains quiet and residential. Neighborhood bakeries, a diverse range of restaurants, ethnic and health food markets, the Eckhart Park farmer's market, and the Chicago and Ashland library branch are all within walking distance. The lakefront and Michigan Avenue are reachable in ten minutes via the No. 66 bus. This is not simply a renovated home; it is a thoughtfully crafted artist's residence where architecture, construction, landscape, and art come together as a single, cohesive vision. It cannot be replicated, because it was never built from a plan. It evolved over decades from passion, patience, and thousands of hours of hand craftsmanship, a true one-of-a-kind property.

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Property Type : Residential

Price : $1,240,000

AD Id : 88335562

MLS Id : MRD12694853

Beds : 4

Living Area Size : 2,866

Year Built : 1868

Garage : 2

County : Cook

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  • Bedroom Information

    Total Bedroom: 4 Room Types: Exercise Room, Family Room, Foyer, Utility Room-Lower Level, Storage

    Bathroom Information

    Total Baths: 3 Full Baths: 3

    Room Information

    Rooms Total: 10

    Interior Features

    Vaulted Ceiling(s), 1st Floor Bedroom, 1st Floor Full Bath, Built-in Features, Bookcases, Historic/Period Mlwk, Dining Combo, Granite Counters, Pantry Appliances: Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Range Hood Laundry Features: Sink
  • Flooring Information

    Flooring: Hardwood Construction Materials: Frame
  • Heating & Cooling

    Heating: Baseboard Cooling: Central Air, Small Duct High Velocity WaterSource: Lake Michigan

  • Building Information

    Year Built: 1868
  • Exterior Features

    Outdoor Grill Construction Materials: Frame

  • Lot Information

    Lot Dimensions: 25 x 126 Lot Description: Garden Lot Size: Less Than .25 Acre

    Property Information

    Property Type: Residential Style: Traditional, Victorian Sub Type: Detached Single Type Detached: 3 Stories

  • Listing Price Information

    Original List Price:$1240000

  • Tax Information

    Annual Tax: $9484.89 Tax Year: 2024 Parcel Number: 17081130050000 Tax Exemption: Homeowner,Senior

  • Parking Information

    Total Parking: 2 Off Alley, Garage Door Opener, Yes, Garage Owned, Detached, Garage Is Parking Included in Price: Yes

    Garage Information

    Garage Space: 2

    Homeowners Association Information

    Included Fees: None

  • School Information

    Elementary School: Otis Elementary School Junior High School: Otis Elementary School Senior High School: Wells Community Academy Senior H
  • Utility Information

    Sewer: Public Sewer Water Source: Lake Michigan
  • Location Information

    City: Chicago Direction: ASHLAND TO HURON EAST TO CORNER OF BISHOP
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ByOwner last updated this listing 07/24/2026 @ 18:20

MLS: MRED #12694853 LISTED BY: Ivona Kutermankiewicz, Jameson Sotheby's Intl Realty 312-751-0300 SOURCE: Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED) (Listings courtesy of Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED) as distributed by MLS GRID)

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