George Pullman Mansion

     George Pullman and his wife were married in 1867. In the next year, they purchased a 100 foot lot at the corner of Prairie Avenue and 18th Street in Chicago. They hired  archictet Henry Joffray to build a house on this lot.  Construction began in 1872 and completed in 1877.

     The house was 70 x 108 feet.  It was 7,000 square feet.  Address was 1729 Prairie Avenue.

     The exterior was Connecticut Brownstone. Style was Italianate.  Amenities were 200 seat theater,billiard room, bowling alley and a pipe organ.  The mansion was demolished 1927