Daily Free Press: Pullman Antiques Go Under Hammer; Home Gives Way To Factory

Описание: On November 30, 1921, the Daily Free Press published an article about the Pullman auction. The contents were sold and the home was razed shortly after Harriet Sanger Pullman died. Harriet Sanger Pullman was married to George M. Pullman. The home was located 1729 S. Prairie Avenue on the Northeast corner of 18th Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago.

George Pullman died in 1897, but his widow continued living in the home until her death in 1921, splitting her time between Chicago and residences in New Jersey, the Thousand Islands, and Pasadena. In November 1921 a three-day auction emptied the house of its priceless collection of artwork, rugs, antiques, and other items. The house was demolished during the summer of 1922, a reflection of the decline of the neighborhood. The property remained vacant until 1941 when a huge, but non-descript brick bus garage was built on the site. That too was demolished in 2000 as the area gentrified, and today, town homes and a condominium tower occupy the site of one of Chicago’s greatest Gilded Age mansions.

Nora Bayes, a popular American singer in the early 20th century, recorded "Make Believe" which became a hit song in 1921.

A few pieces from the Pullman Mansion are at the Historic Pullman Visitor Center. http://www.pullmanil.org/