Lincoln Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Theurer/Wrigley House

Richard E. Schmidt, architect; 1896

— Chicago Landmark —

Theurer/Wrigley House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

1. Theurer/Wrigley House Marker

Inscription. Built by brewer Joseph Theurer and sold in 1911 to chewing gum manufacturer William Wrigley, Jr., this is an early design by Richard Schmidt and possibly Hugh Garden, who were part of the Prairie school movement but whose first designs were in a more traditional mode. This design is based on architecture of the late Italian Renaissance.

Designated a Chicago Landmark on August 10, 1979 by the City Council of Chicago.
Jane M. Byrne, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 41° 55.648′ N, 87° 38.359′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lincoln Park. It is on Lakeview Avenue near Arlington Place. The marker is on a pedestal near the southeast corner of the home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2466 North

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Lakeview Avenue, Chicago IL 60614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); National Shrine of Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini (about 500 feet away); Arlington-Deming (about 700 feet away); Lincoln Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mid-North (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Estes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reebie Storage Warehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); László Moholy-Nagy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Regarding Theurer/Wrigley House. This home overlooking Lincoln Park is also included on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wrigley family—whose name is also attached to other

Theurer/Wrigley House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

2. Theurer/Wrigley House

iconic Chicago structures, namely the Wrigley Building and Wrigley Field—owned the home until the 1980s. The home was most recently sold out of foreclosure in 2018 for $4.65 million—about half the sales price of 2004.

Joseph Theurer was president of Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company, which he had taken over from his father-in-law. The company's building on the near south side is also a Chicago Landmark.

Also see . . .
1. The Historic Wrigley Mansion in Chicago Has Found a Buyer.

Excerpt from Town & Country in 2018: "Although it stayed in the Wrigley family for about 70 years, it was vacant for much of that time. "The family moved from the mansion to a 10,000-square-foot apartment in a Rosario Candela-designed building on Lake Shore Drive in the 1930. Kidnappings and robberies during the Great Depression, including the murder of pilot Charles Lindbergh’s son in 1932, eventually drove the family to leave their well-known address for fear of becoming a target, Mansion Global reports."

(Submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Schmidt, Garden & Martin. The Commission on Chicago

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

3. Theurer/Wrigley House Marker

The marker is shown from the rear, with Lincoln Park in the background.

Landmarks looks at the partnership of Richard Schmidt, Hugh Garden and Edgar Pond. Schmidt and Garden are referenced on this marker.

Excerpt: "Richard Ernest Schmidt (1865-1958) was born in Bavaria, Germany, but his family moved to Chicago following the Civil War. He studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked for a number of architects (Adolph Cudell and Charles Sumner Frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. Eight years later, he asked Hugh Mackie Gorden Garden (1873-1961) to join him as chief of design. A native of Toronto, Canada, Garden had moved to Chicago in the late-1880s, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including Flanders & Zimmerman, Henry Ives Cobb, and Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. He then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with Howard Van Doren Shaw, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright."

(Submitted on February 26, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.