Blue Victorian Cottage in Logan Square

[John Morris/Chicago Patterns]
Handsome blue cottage with front gable and leaded glass windows at 2431 N. Rockwell, built in the late 1880s.
[John Morris/Chicago Patterns]
Handsome blue cottage with front gable and leaded glass windows at 2431 N. Rockwell, built in the late 1880s.
1000 W. Monroe, in March of this year [John Morris]
Last week, demolition began on these 19th century twin Italianate three-flats to make way for the new condo building.
[John Morris/Chicago Patterns]
Situated in an area near downtown with a mixture of new construction and 19th century homes, it’s easy to imagine this 138 year old two-flat being the first house on this plot, but surprisingly it’s not.