{"nrhp_refnum":"87001290","name":"Manor House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1021--1029 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.98354130000007,"lon":-87.65624917999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, U-shaped red-brick luxury apartment building at 1021-29 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago's North Side, built in 1908 and designed by J. E. O. Pridmore.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the architecturally most interesting luxury apartment buildings on Chicago's North Side and one of the earliest and best known in Edgewater. Its planning, front courtyard and Tudor Revival style represent major trends in Chicago apartment design between 1900 and World War I. Its exceptionally large apartments and high cost set it apart from comparable buildings of the period.","narrative":"Manor House is a three-story, U-shaped red-brick apartment building at the corner of Bryn Mawr and Kenmore Avenues in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. Built in 1908 for developers Samuel and Kate Dalton and designed by English-born architect J. E. O. Pridmore, it follows the Tudor Revival style, with octagonal and round bays, castellated towers, green and white terra cotta trim and a royal coat of arms on the courtyard wall. It was planned as six very large apartments, with rooms such as round sun parlors called orangeries, libraries and dining rooms. Its cost was given as $75,000 to $95,000, far above nearby six-flats. A 1917 directory of better apartments placed it among the first buildings listed, and it was one of five with 12-room apartments. It is considered significant as an example of Chicago's golden age of apartment design. The building has since been converted to condominiums, with major interior changes, though the exterior remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1908)","architect_builder":"J. E. O. Pridmore","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied. Converted to condominiums, with extensive interior alterations; the east wing's three apartments became nine, and the west wing interior was largely dismantled. The exterior is essentially as built apart from some changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.065918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/8921/28892143/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/87001290.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001290/f42c606e83-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001290/f42c606e83-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Zagalejo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manor_House_Chicago.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Zagalejo</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manor_House_Chicago.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"95000482","name":"Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/bryn-mawr-avenue-historic-district-additional-documentation-95000482/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892143","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor_House_(Chicago)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6751346"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/manor-house-87001290/"}