One of Chicago’s biggest tourist attractions are the many extravagant mansions that dot the Chicago landscape.

The Cable House

This house was built for the president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, Ransom R. Cable. Located at 25 East Erie Street, the mansion was built in 1886 and was designed by Cobb and Frost.

The Dewes House

This mansion was built for Francis J. Dewes in 1896. Designed by Adolph Cudell and Arthur Hercz, the Dewes House is located at 503 West Wrightwood Avenue and sports an architectural style resembling that of the more eclectic tastes popular during the late 1800s. The city of Chicago first recognized this mansion as a historical landmark on June 12, 1974.

The Glessner House

The Glessner house was built in 1986 and was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson for its original owner who was John J. Glessner, a former top level employee with the International Harvester Company. Richardson designed the Glessner house in a style similar to that of the Romanesque Revival style and the house was recognized as an official landmark in 1970.

The Hitchcock House

This house became an official Chicago landmark on July 7, 1992. The exact designer of the house is not known but the architecture reflects Italianate influences. The house itself was built in 1871 at 5704 West Ohio Street for then top level executive of a railroad parts company, Charles Hitchcock.

The Kent House

The founder of the Chicago Union Stock Yard Company, Sidney A. Kent, had this mansion built on South Michigan Avenue in 1883. Kent enlisted the help of Burnham and Root to design this house which was also occupied by a famous businessman and noted gambler, John Gates. The city of Chicago first recognized this house as an official landmark March 18, 1987.

The Nickerson House

The Nickerson house was designed by Burling and Whitehouse for the founder of the First National Bank of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson. These designers were also behind the architecture of the Church of the Epiphany. Nickerson House features elaborately designed marble and wood decorative elements. Erected in 1883, the house is located at 40 East Erie Street and was recognized formally as a landmark by the city of Chicago on September 28, 1977.

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