Graceland West House for Sale

Graceland West, located just west of Graceland Cemetery, sits conveniently close to Uptown and Lake Michigan on Chicago’s North Side. The breeze off the lake can sometimes bring the aromas of the arboretum into the neighborhood – “Our scent would be something green-ish, we’re a neighborhood of heavy greenery,” says Sarah Maxwell, Broker at @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. “Hydrangea, oak – we have a lot of old oak trees, probably a little fresh air and some freshwater from the lake.” Open since 1860, the historic garden cemetery spans 121 acres and is home to those who shaped Chicago – from Mr. Cub himself to William Le Baron Jenney, who shaped Chicago’s skyline as the father of the American skyscraper. Today, the shaded residential streets enjoy close proximity to Wrigley Field, Uptown and the shores of Lake Michigan and Montrose Beach for recreation. The streets of Graceland West feature two flats and single-family homes over a hundred years old, including greystones and American Foursquares. "There are a lot of old antique buildings, but it’s changed over the years,” says Mary McIntire Petri, broker with EXIT Strategy Realty, who’s been in real estate for 40