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This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This transitional style house was beautifully designed by Box Studios together with Amy Storm & Company in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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This elegant townhouse in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois is the ultimate big city dream home.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This transitional style house was beautifully designed by Box Studios together with Amy Storm & Company in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This 100-year-old house is the personal family home of interior designer Kate Marker Interiors, located in Barrington, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This nature-inspired lake house was renovated for family living by Morgante Wilson Architects and Jamesthomas Interiors in Winnetka, Illinois.

This light-filled home with a casually modern aesthetic designed by Fergon Architects and Amy Storm & Company is sited in Hinsdale, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

This moody modern yet cozy house was designed by Moment Design Architecture along with Kate Marker Interiors, located in Hinsdale, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

Richardson Romanesque design by Charles M. Palmer (1848-1927) for Chicago businessman/developer Potter Palmer • Palmer houses included #1316-#1322 all 4-story Romanesque Revival designs • Astor Street Chicago Landmark District •

Michael Abraham Architecture along with Elizabeth Krueger Design has designed this bright and airy dream home located in Hinsdale, Illinois.

Located on prestigious Howe Street in Chicago, Illinois, this classic limestone manor captures the essence of a Parisian city home.

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built to convince visiting artists working at the 1893 Columbian Exposition to make Chicago their permanent residence • compound built in 3 stages 1894-1913 • Queen Anne main building designed by Parfitt Brothers, with Bauer & Hill, Chicago • English Arts and Crafts style annexes designed by Hill & Woltersdorf, completed 1912 & 1913 • property had been backyard of Judge Lambert Tree, civic leader, great-grandfather of model Penelope Tree (other great-grandfather was retailer Marshall Field) Tree and wife Anne created legal trust stipulating building for artists only • storefronts provided income to subsidize low rents • large windows provide light source useful to visual artists • residents and people who worked here included: Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John, illustrator of ''Tarzan'' books; Andrew N. Rebori, Chicago architect; Alson Skinner Clark, Impressionist painter; actors Burgess Meredith and Peter Falk purchased by Medina (Shrine) Temple Association, 1959 • main building designated Chicago Landmark, 1997 • Shriners decided to sell property to raise funds for children's hospital • developer proposed demolition, construction of 40+ story condo on site • added to World Monuments Fund’s list of 100 most endangered sites, 1999 • city created tax-increment financing district for this property and neighboring Medinah Temple, 2000 • property purchased at full market value by Friedman Properties with architect Daniel P. Coffey & Associates, 2001 • two months later Annex Buildings and Medinah Temple designated Chicago Landmarks • $60MM project to restore Tree Studios and Medinah Temple completed, 2005 artist only clause no longer in effect but it's said that artists still comprise large percentage of residents • National Register of Historic Places #03000784, 1974

This moody modern yet cozy house was designed by Moment Design Architecture along with Kate Marker Interiors, located in Hinsdale, Illinois.

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Set in a rose garden on an estate in Lake Forest, Illinois, this eye-catching ornate classical garden folly was designed by Liederbach and Graham Architects

Built in 1909, this Illinois handyman special for sale has lovely woodwork, hardwood floors, fireplace and built-ins. The four bedroom, 2.5 bath home also has

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This farmhouse style home by Michelle Tumlin Design is sited in Angel Bay a community in Spicewood on the south shore of Lake Travis, Texas.

This architecturally beautiful dream house designed by Jeremy Corkern Studio and Kate Marker Interiors is set in Barrington Hills, Illinois.

This charming white brick house was built by Patrick Murphy Builders with interiors by Amy Storm & Company, located in Park Ridge, Illinois.

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Discover a historic mansion tour in Ottawa, Illinois that will take you through one the state's oldest houses. Check out life in the 1800s.

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This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.

Evanston of is a unique mixture of urban college town, suburbia, and even has a bit of a “beachy” vibe to it. It sits right on the lake and is known for its cute shops, the Northwestern University campus, and gorgeous historic homes. If you’re looking to “get away for the day” but stay close to Chicago consider spending the weekend in Evanston.

The previous home of mid-century textile designers Ben and Frances Rose has been on the market since 2009. The property consists of two stru...

This moody modern yet cozy house was designed by Moment Design Architecture along with Kate Marker Interiors, located in Hinsdale, Illinois.

This gorgeous transitional-style dream house was designed by Studio 1 Architects along with Amy Storm & Company, located in Wheaton, Illinois.