James Charnley House

The James Charnley Residence, also known as the Charnley-Persky House, is a historic house museum at 1365 North Astor Street in the near northside Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Designed in 1891 and completed in 1892, it is one of the few surviving residential works of Adler & Sullivan.

James Charnley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Chicago Landmark
The original symmetrical facade as it appeared in 1892 - the adjacent building was later demolished
Location1365 N. Astor Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°54′27.54″N 87°37′39.67″W
Built1892
ArchitectLouis Sullivan
NRHP reference No.70000232
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1970
Designated NHLAugust 6, 1998
Designated CLAugust 20, 1972

The house is owned and operated as a museum and headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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