Gold Coast in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Victorian Brownstone Residences
Photographed By Sean Flynn, October 28, 2023
1. Victorian Brownstone Residences Marker
Victorian brownstone residences
built on this site
Ritchie Court and Grand Haven Slip
(Goethe Street)
by Potter Palmer in 1888.
1313 Ritchie Court - Erected 1974
Richard A. Raggi, architect
Erected 1974.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 41° 54.358′ N, 87° 37.584′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Gold Coast. Marker is at the intersection of Ritchie Court and Goethe Street, on the right when traveling north on Ritchie Court. The marker faces Ritchie Court on the right side of the 1313 Ritchie Court high-rise building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1313 North Ritchie Court, Chicago IL 60610, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Wellborn Root (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bertha Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer (about 400 feet away); Irna Phillips (about 500 feet away); Churchill Corner (about 600 feet away); James Charnley House (about 700 feet away); Fisher Studio Houses (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louise DeKoven Bowen
this page online
More about this marker. Above the bronze plaque is a square cutting of what was the exterior of one of the homes that was at this site.
Regarding Victorian Brownstone Residences. Several of the brownstones built by Potter still stand today on the south portion of the west side of Ritchie Court, across the street from this historical marker. However, all of the mansions that once stood on the square block that includes the east side of Ritchie Court--bounded by Ritchie Court, Banks Street, Lake Shore Drive, and Goethe Street--were razed and are now home to high-rise buildings.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, October 28, 2023
2. Victorian Brownstone Residences Marker
Photographed By Sean Flynn, October 28, 2023
3. Victorian Brownstone Residences Marker
Facing north toward the entrance to 1313 N. Ritchie Court and Banks Street.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, October 28, 2023
4. 1313 N. Ritchie Court
A photo of the building and its marker from across Goethe Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
