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24: 369: 193: 181:. He was a successful real estate developer. It is a three-story structure with three crenelated towers. Givins lived in the castle from 1887 to 1894. From 1895 to 1897, the castle housed the Chicago Female College. 290: 70: 495: 480: 286: 505: 456: 490: 310:
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and has used it since 1942. It is the only building in the city described as a "castle."
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neighborhood of Chicago from 1886 to 1887 under the direction of
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Beverly
Chicago
Illinois
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41°42′25″N 87°40′17″W / 41.706812°N 87.671336°W / 41.706812; -87.671336
Robert C. Givins
Beverly Unitarian Church
castle
Chicago
Illinois
Beverly
Robert C. Givins
Beverly Unitarian Church

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