Palmer Mansion, Private residence in Near North Side, Chicago, United States.
The Palmer Mansion featured a three-story central hall beneath a glass dome, decorated with turrets and an 80-foot spiral staircase.
Architects Henry Ives Cobb and Charles Sumner Frost constructed this mansion between 1882 and 1885 for wealthy businessman Potter Palmer and his wife Bertha.
The mansion contained specialized rooms including a Louis XVI salon, an Indian room, an Ottoman parlor, and a Renaissance library with paintings from Monet and Degas.
This residence established the Gold Coast neighborhood and remained at 1350 North Lake Shore Drive until its demolition in 1950.
The initial construction budget of 90,000 dollars expanded to over one million dollars during the five-year building period.
Location: Chicago
Inception: 1885
Architects: Henry Ives Cobb, Charles Sumner Frost, Joseph Lyman Silsbee
GPS coordinates: 41.90732,-87.62662
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:42
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