Ingersoll-Blackwelder House
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​312-730-5594
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Gorgeous Historic Home in Morgan Park/Beverly Hills Available for Events

SHOWERS – WEDDINGS – REUNIONS – GRADUATION/ANNIVERSARY/BIRTHDAY PARTIES –
FUNERAL LUNCHEONS – WORK FUNCTIONS – HOLIDAY PARTIES – 
PROM SEND-OFFS

​Home:
  • Large welcoming foyer
  • Large living room, enormous dining room, and large den each with 13 foot ceilings
  • Kitchen with Viking stove as well as two additional built in ovens, extensive marble counter space for catering
  • Hardwood, tile, and natural stone throughout
  • Butler's pantry
  • 6 Bedrooms can be set up as salons/sitting areas
  • 3.5 Baths
  • Two staircases for access between main and second floor
  • 3 screened porches (2 of which are used all four seasons)
  • Furnishings and space reconfigureble to suit the event
  • Piano (well maintained and tuned)

Arrivals by car or by foot:
  • Two minutes off of I-57 - 20 minutes from the Loop
  • Parking area for approximately ten vehicles
  • Free on-street parking
  • 2 blocks from the Rock Island Metra Line

Outside:
  • Large patio and deck​
  • Large garden (0.65 acre lot) with fenced-in portion filled with perennials, native prairie plants, as well as fruit, decorative, and shade trees
  • Traditional potager (fruit and vegetable) garden with sitting area
  • 25 foot by 65 foot concrete pad connected to driveway

​Event Rental:
2019 Rates
Mondays-Thursdays $1600 rental 12 hours of event time
Fridays-Sundays $2900 rental for 16 hours of event time

We are highly competitive in terms of pricing as compared to other historic homes or loft spaces available throughout Illinois. Further, we do not require use of any specific vendor, although we do provide interested parties a list of vendors well-known to the area and to the owners.

We also offer very desirable packages for multiple day rentals with overnight lodging for gatherings including family reunions, weddings, holiday events, and conferences/workshops. Additional lodging is available in historic homes throughout the Ridge historic district or at nearby hotels within a ten-mile radius.

Payment Options:
We accept cash, check, PayPal, credit and debit cards, or PayPal Credit.


Experience Chicago history and architecture while seeing reuse and recycle in action!


Telephone

312-730-5594

Email

[email protected]