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@dmercer.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:31 AM

#TurretTuesday McKinley Park, Chicago. The first floor facade apparently staged a rebellion in the mid-20th century.

Two-story red brick corner building with a pressed metal polygonal turret on one corner. The turret is decorated with foliage and swags and topped with a cornice supported by brackets. The cornice actually runs across the top of the entire building with dentils underneath. The first floor facade was remodeled, perhaps in the 1960s, with slightly lighter color brick and window and door surrounds out of the Jetsons.
@dmercer.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 11:27 AM

I'm going on vacation, so this one is for #TurretTuesday and #FormerTavernFriday. 4558 S. Marshfield, Chicago, 1905.

Two-story brick and frame apartment building that has seen better days. The brick on the first story is covered with beige siding that has been painted white in a couple of spots. The first floor windows have peeling paint and broken screens. There is a polygonal turret on the corner of the second floor on the left side that is covered in beige siding. Dark brown brick is visible to the right of the turret and there is a fancy little dormer poking out of the roof. The dormer has an arched copper pediment with a green patina and a large flower inside the arch. The pediment is topped with a 3-tiered finial also with a green patina.
@sophiama.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 3:08 PM

#turrettuesday ? Here’s a stunner I spotted while walking in west town yesterday 😍😍

#chicago #architecture #city #urban #design #art #historic #turret #building #walk #brick

@dmercer.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:36 PM

#TurretTuesday 4101 N. Western Ave., Chicago. 1901, Carl Louis Brueckner, architect

Three-story tan brick corner building in the Second Empire style (sort of). There is a rectangular pressed metal or wood turret on the corner, extending from the second floor upward. The turret has a pyramidal-shaped slate roof topped with a decorative cap. The letters NBT, MCN, and SCN are attached to a small panel at the base of the turret roof. The turret itself is decorated with cornices, brackets, and lots of gingerbread.
@dmercer.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:08 PM

#TurretTuesday 2501 S. Pulaski, Chicago, 1909.

Two-story red brick corner building, built to have a store on the first floor and apartments above. The first floor space is currently unoccupied. There is a round turret on the corner with a conical roof topped with a green finial. The building has smooth stone quoins, smooth stone around the entrance on the right, and stone sills and lintels around the windows. To the right of the turret roof is a stepped gable crowned with carved stone decoration. Below that is a round window trimmed with more stone decoration.