Gary J Sibio
Two Mansions in the Prairie Avenue District, Chicago, Illinois (2015-04-21 14-26-58_01)
These mansions are located on the east side of Prairie Avenue, just south of the cul-de-sac, Chicago, Illinois (Prairie Avenue District). I believe the red building is 1813 South Prairie Avenue but I don’t know about the other. I can’t find any details on them.
The Prairie Avenue District is where Chicago’s wealthy lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
I used a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera to take the photo. Editing was done using Luminar Flex. I used the RAW Develop filter to correct the perspective, increase the contrast and clarity and reduce the highlights. Next I added the Accent-AI filter and three copies of the AI Sky Enhancer filter. I used the Tone filter to lower the SmartTone and added the Polarizing filter.Next I used the Brilliance / Warmth filter to increase the vividness and warmth and the Brightness / Contrast filter to decrease the brightness and raise the contrast slightly. Finally I cropped the image a bit and used the erase tool to fix the lower left corner.
Photo © 2015 Gary J. Sibio. All rights reserved.
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Don’t you love those old big houses. Their architecture is remarkable just as much as your photo shoot of them. I could just see myself living alone in a big house like these if I had the millions to buy one of them and have enough left for the upkeep. Beautiful picture…
They are wonderful to look at but, especially after the winter we just had, I can’t imagine how much it would cost to heat the place.
Awesome photo. Love the look of those houses. These days it must be expensive to upkeep them.
I hate to think of how much it costs to heat them and the property taxes must be horrendous.
Thanks. I found out a little more about the buildings and loaded it as a comment if you are interested.
Nothing has been posted on the Facebook group for a few weeks. I haven’t heard anything about posts getting rejected. Sadly the dashboard has only been getting updated about once a month for some time now and no one at Virily will answer a question, either here or on Facebook.
One surprisingly positive thing was that, when I qualified for a payment last month, I got my money in the first few days of April. In the past I wasn’t getting it until much closer to the end of the month.
I found out a little more about these mansions…
The orangish one on the left is located at 1919 South Prairie Avenue. It is known as the Field House because it was once owned by Marshall Field, Jr. of the department store fame. It was originally commissioned for William Murray in 1883. It was designed by Solon S. Beman. In 1893 it was sold to Marshall Field, Jr. for $65,000. (It was actually a wedding present from his father.) In 1902 the Marshall Field House, which was located next door, was demolished so that this house could be expanded. Three years later Marshall Field, Jr. was shot and killed. Over time the building has served as a rehab center and a psychiatric hospital. In 2007 the building was divided into six condominiums.
The gray one on the left is more modern. It was built in 2004.
WOW! This photo needs to be featured somewhere besides here my friend. Excellent job as always.
Thanks, Carol. I found out a little more about the buildings and loaded it as a comment if you are interested.
Beautiful images for impressive architecture.
Thanks, Albert. I found out a little more about the buildings and loaded it as a comment if you are interested.
I do believe this is the area where a group of settlers were murdered by Indians back in the early 1800’s, well before the houses were built.
You’re right. The Fort Dearborn Massacre. I think it was in 1818.
Very good looking photos of the mansions in Chicago.
Thanks. I found out a little more about the buildings and loaded it as a comment if you are interested.
I will check your story later on.
Lovely photos and beautiful mansions.
Thanks, Pamela. I found out a little more about the buildings and loaded it as a comment if you are interested.
Yes, I would be, it would be interesting to know.