A 19th-century, Italianate-style mansion on more than 2.5 acres in the South Side Morgan Park neighborhood sold on March 28 for $625,000.
Known alternately as the Hopkinson House or the Platt House after the surnames of early owners, the five-bedroom, 4,428-square-foot structure sits on one of the largest land sizes of any single-family home inside Chicago’s city limits.
The property includes five separate parcels of record, including several properties that extend into the middle of the block, between the backyards of neighboring houses.
The year that the home, on South Drew Street, was built is in question. Early Tribune articles state that the house was built in 1845, while research provided by listing agent Nancy Hotchkiss of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, including a plaque in the home, pegs the home’s construction date to 1862. Either way, the house has been reported over the years to be the oldest home in the greater Beverly and Morgan Park area.
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