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Pullman houses on 112st St. by puroticorico |
We are born in a Pullman house, fed from the Pullman shops, taught in the Pullman school, catechized in the Pullman Church, and when we die we shall go to the Pullman Hell.—Pullman employee
Chicago, Ill.—In the 1880s, railroad man George Pullman created a company town within a city on the south side of Chicago for his railway workers, and the historic homes will be open to the public this weekend in an annual tour. The homes on the tour show a cross-section of residences in the neighborhood—from mansions to workers’ cottages—all meticulously tended to on the inside and out. Although there are only homes on the tour, be sure to walk around the neighborhood to see all of the buildings, including churches to schools, that architect Solon Spencer Beman was asked to design.
Tickets can be purchased at the door from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for $20. For more information about the tour, call (773) 785-8901. — Hilary Solan
