Anyone familiar with Wicker Park knows of the grand Victorian-era mansions that line Hoyne Avenue! This property, situated within a spitting distance of the landmark district’s stately homes, aimed to utilize traditional materials and classic detailing to keep within the aesthetic limitations of the historic area. A preserved and restored coach house in the rear of the home was also thoughtfully incorporated into Wheeler Kearns’ award-winning new design.
Watsontown Brick provided beautiful molded brick for the home’s side elevations, with a custom “Roman” long-format brick made to match for the building’s striking front facade. We also supplied granite sills and garden edgers by Coldsprings to the project, which are a loving reference to the granite sidewalk details found throughout the mansion-lined parkways of the surrounding streets.
Read more about this project on the architect’s website.
Check out the home tour from Curbed Chicago.
2019 – Brick in Architecture Awards: Silver, Residential Single-Family
2018 – “Best of Housing – Single Family” Excellence in Masonry Awards
LOCATION: Wicker Park, Chicago
This property is part of the WICKER PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT.
To learn more about the area’s history, click here.
ARCHITECT: Wheeler Kearns Architecture
GC: Power Construction
STRUCTURAL: Enspect Engineering
LANDSCAPE: Hoerr Schaudt
PRODUCTS SUPPLIED: Watsontown Brick, Coldspring Granite
