The Playboy Mansion Ballroom is For Sale!

The Playboy Mansion Ballroom is For Sale!

The Playboy Mansion Ballroom is For Sale!
Easily the mother of all conversation pieces, you can now own an elegant slice of popular history in the form of one of seven vintage condos in the original Chicago Playboy Mansion! This rare, North Chicago offering is absolutely exquisite with huge rooms, soaring ceilings and every conceivable luxury. The building, from 1900, is graced with old world paneled walls, amazing beamed ceilings, 360 degree light exposure, and charming attached terraces. The 7,874sf home of nine rooms on one entire floor encompasses 4 BR, 5 BA, huge eat-in kitchen, and what is simply called a pantry, looks suspiciously like one of the most elegant butler's pantries we have seen to date . . . and we're big on butler's pantries! Wood burning fireplaces grace all the major rooms. Though the building retains its historical original features and is beautifully maintained, the baths and kitchen are updated to today's expectations and more. Entertaining in the ambiance of this home will be very much an event and will be memorable to your guests. Common areas and grounds are perfectly maintained by off-site management and your small pets (defined as cats and dogs) are welcome.

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This original Playboy Mansion was a 70-room classical French brick and limestone residence, which had been built in 1899 for Dr. George Swift Isham, a prominent Chicago surgeon. The home was thought to be on a scale too grand for even a surgeon, so it was considered that the doctor may have been related to lawyer Edward Isham who practiced with Robert Todd Lincoln (son of President Lincoln), which may have explained his connection to wealth. The mansion was acquired by Hefner in 1959. For a period in the early 1970s, Hefner divided his time between the Chicago mansion and the Mansion West, moving full time to the California mansion in 1974.

The Chicago mansion boasted a brass plate over the original front door with the Latin inscription, Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare ("If you don't swing, don't ring"). Did Hugh take it with him? Original Hefner Chicago Playboy mansion now condos. Ballroom for sale at $6.7m.

Source: www.redfin.com