The historic Florsheim Mansion on the Gold Coast, Chicago, has reportedly been re-listed with an asking price of $2.19 million. It is also available for rent for $7500 a month.
The legendary residence was built by famous starchitect, Andrew Rebori in 1938 and was home to shoe heiress and sculptor, Lillian Florsheim, who purchased the place in 1946.
The home was first offered for sale back in 2010, asking for around $2.5 million. However, the house failed to sell then and received a $351,000 price chop in 2011 and was then hauled off the listing market only to re-appear again, with a lesser asking price.
The famed residence has been called one of the "sexiest homes of Chicago" by the Chicago Magazine. It is a significant landmark of the city. After Florsheim purchased the home, she commissioned her son-in-law, another famous architect, Bertrand Goldberg, to redesign the home's architecture, a little.
Oozing with architectural brilliance, the mansion is a lovely three story residence located at 1328 North State Parkway. The home is a 4500 square feet place with five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
The description of the home on its official website reads:
"The Main House features a number of innovative spaces. Entering through the legendary gated archway, visitors first enter the Office. Upstairs features a large east-facing living room with giant glass and glass block windows overlooking State Street and Lake Michigan. On the third floor are two large fully furnished bedrooms with adjoining Rebori-style bathrooms.
The Galley Kitchen currently features some of Lillian Florsheim's sculptures and houses one of Chicago's largest single malt scotch collections. It has been the site of many of Chicago's leading chefs who are periodically engaged to create lavish meals for affairs at the Mansion.
The Coach House features a Great Room with soaring ceilings and a vast fireplace. It is the site of some of Chicago's most significant artistic and music events. It is also the site of Board of Directors' meetings of various Chicago-based literary, musical, and entrepreneurial organizations. The Coach House also serves as rehearsal space for various amateur and professional wind and string ensembles."
Take a virtual tour of the mansion in a video below:
