1650 W. Chase Avenue

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1650 W. Chase Avenue

1650 W. Chase Avenue, Walter John Raymer, 1917.

1650 W. Chase Avenue, Dr. T.E. Conley, 1919.

1650 W. Chase Avenue, the Patricia Meegan House.

This house was in the 1990 Annual Fall House Tour

Circa: 1911

Original Owner: Unknown

Present (1990) Owner: Patricia Meegan

This very attractive house has an eclectic design combining Tudor Style with brick for its exterior. The first floor is surrounded by brick while the second and third floors have Tudor detailing with wood trim applied to a stucco surface.

The gabled roof with its two dormers and chimney put a finishing touch to the exterior of this house. Between the trees, the entrance to this house gives a sense of security and grace. The black and white original hand-laid tiles usher you into the main foyer which has a beveled French door. This foyer is the divider for the living room and the dining room. On the right of the foyer, you find a nine-foot brick recessed fireplace. On both sides of this fireplace there are leaded glass windows. The living room extends the entire width of the southern first floor. An enclosed sun porch can be reached on either side of the fireplace by double-hung French leaded glass doors. This enclosure is heated and contains picture windows for light and beauty.

You are beckoned to the dining room from the left side of the foyer by a magnificent tiered leaded glass chandelier. Here the grooved ceiling with wood beams and small elevated leaded glass windows are quite a spectacle. This room is also accented by an antique French chest.

Moving to the remodeled kitchen, you first reach the once butler's pantry which is now used as an eating area. The kitchen is enhanced by the recently (1990) added deck. A rare, significant feature of this first floor is the office, which has a built-in fireplace, built-in bookcases, and leaded glass windows. This area is located two steps down, left of the main banister near the foyer.

The exotic stairway that takes you up to the landing and the second floor is very short and made of decorative brass posts and iron rails and pickets. Continuing up to the second and third floor, the banisters are birch as are the floors and trims in the entire house. The second floor is enhanced by a remodeled full bath, completed in 1982. There is also a half bath just off the master bedroom. This bedroom is adorned with a fireplace, sitting area, and built-in window boxes. This room has the same width as the living room which is just below. There is also a second bedroom with a tandem room containing knotty pine walls.

The third floor originally had four rooms and a full bath, but in 1890 two adjoining rooms were converted into one large room, where today (1990) it is used as a family room with built-in closets. The light fixtures in the family room were also changed as a part of the remodeling. The fixtures in the second and third floor hallways are all original.

Chicago Landmarks Historic Resources Survey

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Community: Rogers Park (01)

Address: 1650 W. Chase Avenue

Constructed: Started in

Classification: Building

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Color Code: Green

Landmark? N

National Register? N

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Pin: 1130422013