Before & After: A Chicago Queen Anne Recovers From a Misguided 1960s Remodel

A talented team balances historic and modern elements in an 1885 home that had been sabotaged in the ’60s.

This Queen Anne home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago was originally built in 1885, but then fell prey to a "modern" remodel several decades later. "Someone did a gut rehab in the ’60s and just desecrated everything," says architect and interior designer Dane Rausch.

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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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