Preservationists seek landmark status for Englewood mansion built by Mrs. O'Leary's son
An endangered Englewood mansion built by the Victorian era man-about-town and gambler James "Big Jim" O'Leary — his mother and her cow were blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire — should be granted preliminary landmark status, the city's two leading preservation groups said Monday.Landmarks Illinois and Preservation Chicago told the Commission on Chicago Landmarks' Program Committee that the designation is needed to protect the vacant 125-year-old O'Leary Mansion, 726 W. Garfield Blvd.,…
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