Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue
October 25 at 12pm
Near South Side
Gilded Age mansion stroll
Upcoming events at Glessner House
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History Exhibition
Glessner House
Opens Friday at 11:30 AM
Near South Side, Chicago
🏛️"this architectural jewel" in the Prairie Avenue District
🎟️Free tours for Illinois residents twice monthly
🪑Nearly all furniture and art is original to the family
A granite fortress on Prairie Avenue that rewrote American residential architecture. Inside, Gilded Age rooms glow with nearly all-original furnishings, woodwork, and art from the only family who ever lived here.
Gilded Age mansion
Original furnishings
Richardsonian Romanesque
Guided tours
They recommend it:
Upcoming events at Glessner House
History Exhibition
Glessner House
Opens Friday at 11:30 AM
Near South Side, Chicago
🏛️"this architectural jewel" in the Prairie Avenue District
🎟️Free tours for Illinois residents twice monthly
🪑Nearly all furniture and art is original to the family
A granite fortress on Prairie Avenue that rewrote American residential architecture. Inside, Gilded Age rooms glow with nearly all-original furnishings, woodwork, and art from the only family who ever lived here.
Gilded Age mansion
Original furnishings
Richardsonian Romanesque
Guided tours
They recommend it:
Upcoming events at Glessner House
Sunday, Oct 25
Friday, Oct 30