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Theurrer-Wrigley House also known as the Jannes, Theurer, Wrigley Mansion, is located in the Chicago's Lincoln Park. This Italian Renaissance-style mansion was first commissioned by brewery baron Joseph Theurer and later sold to Chicago's Wrigley family. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1980, the 16,000-square-foot house was designed in 1896 by Richard Schmidt (architect Hugh M. Garden is suspected of contributing as well) and constructed shortly thereafter. A three-story home with three-story coach house, both built on a grand scale and in a late-Italian Renaissance style, the Theuer-Wrigley House is one of the area's most stunning homes.
[edit] Architecture
The main house comprises 11 bedrooms and more than 5 baths. It includes among other features: a marble entrance; grand cherry staircase; elevated ballroom with bandstand and walk-in cedar coatroom; wine-bar with cellars; a walk-in safe used to store various alcohols; sunroom; Baroque ornamentation on the ceilings and walls; rich hardwood floors; and a full driveway circling the main building providing access to the coach house. The house also stored several exceptional stained glass windows by Louis Tiffany. One of the windows is prominently on display in the Chicago History Museum. The house has been ornamented with various exotic woods ranging from mahogany and cherry to gorgeous bird's eye maple.
[edit] In recent years
The house remained vacant or under relatively poor custodianship for many years and, though still in excellent condition, requires both care and repair. The house recently listed for $11,000,000 and received attention from Forbes's and Christie's online sites.
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