268 prospect place prospect heights 2 122014

This Romanesque Revival house at 268 Prospect Place was an Open House Pick last week, but too good to pass up. It has most of its original details and is just a very pretty house. In the same family for 44 years, it seems to be in very good shape although we expect the kitchens and baths could use refreshing or restoration.

The main rooms appear unaltered, including the dining room with wainscotting and big front bedroom. We like the mantels with their various colored tiles, the elaborate plaster details on the ceilings, the stained glass and the floors. There is also early electric lighting.

Designed by William L. Beers, the 1889 house is in the Prospect Heights Historic District. The ask is $2,499,000. Did anyone see it in person this weekend?

268 Prospect Place [Stribling] GMAP


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  1. I’m curious: how would you destroy the parlor floor by converting into a two family home? The homes on my block are two-family (legal) units with three stories (the first family unit is on the first two floors and the second is on the third floor). I don’t see why a conversion couldn’t be accomplished this way, but maybe I’m missing something.

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