And we wanted to put a little bit of that in the community,” she said. “The color pink just kind of represents the color of love. It was her mother’s favorite color, a color that reflected the joy they hoped to find in their new home. “I think that’s something that gets lost in translation when we come into the city,” she said.Īnderson’s parents chose the bold color as a way to signal to the neighborhood that the home was being resurrected to its former glory. In the South, historic homes take on bright, brilliant colors, Anderson said, in schemes of blue and white, yellow and white and pink and white that combine beautifully with the lush green landscaping.Ĭhicagoans might not pick up on the home’s Southern inspiration, though. Moving into the old wooden home with a gabled rooftop and wrap-around porch reminded them of homes in the South, and their roots inspired the home’s hue. Her father was the beating heart of the house, making all of the improvements and repairs himself, she said.īy 1989, the house was revived enough for the family to move in.Īnderson’s family has Southern roots - her father moved to Chicago from Arkansas, and her mother was a transplant from South Carolina. “They didn’t mind going ahead and taking a chance to purchase it and try to bring back some of that older charm that it had to have had back in the 1800s,” she said.Īfter purchasing the home in 1986, Anderson’s parents transformed the green-and-white house into a rose-pink dream through lots of hard work. RELATED: Owners Of Chicago’s ‘Little Pink Houses’ On Why They Made The Bold Choice Despite boarded up windows and peeling, murky green paint, her parents still saw the beauty in it. “It was it was pretty rundown, the floorboards, everything,” Anderson said. Credit: VHT Studios Credit: VHT Studios From murky green to vibrant pinkĭespite being known as Central Avenue’s “pink house” for decades, the Victorian wasn’t painted vibrant pink until co-owner Yolanda Anderson’s parents purchased the home more than 30 years ago.Īnd it was in rough shape when her parents bought it. Pink curtains hang from the windows, and the walls are lined with ornate pink furniture to match. The floors are covered in pink plush carpeting. And of course, the trim on the house is pink and white, too. There’s a round pink-and-white turret on the second floor, giving the house an old-fashioned, whimsical feel. Situated on a massive corner lot, the home features lots of endearing pink details, including a pink-and-white railing that stretches along the spacious porch and a pink-and-white picket fence. The 2,667-square-foot, five-bedroom house has been around since 1894. While the listing price of the home has dropped from $290,000 to $160,000 in the nine months it’s been on the market, the house remains priceless to its owners and community members. in the Austin neighborhood has been a local hallmark since the 1980s - but now the home is up for sale. AUSTIN - The iconic pink Victorian at 556 N.
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