15 May five months after the fire: revisiting willett and pashley’s 1892 edward morris house or swift mansion
five months after a devastating fire that damaged the roof and upper floors of willett pashley’s 1892 swift mansion located at 4500 s. michigan avenue in the bronzeville neighborhood of chicago, the owners struggle to raise funds badly needed to rebuild, or at the very least, shield it from prolonged exposure to the elements.
i’m painfully aware and equally frustrated that the owner has very limited funds and/or resources to remove fire and water-damaged debris to make way for its reconstruction, but this process IS moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. hopefully fundraisers, organization and sympathetic individuals or groups will step forward and save this house from further declination.
