National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Chicago, Illinois

Glessner, John J., House

Historic house in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1971 by Henry Hobson Richardson. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1971Listed 1970Richardsonian RomanesqueHenry Hobson Richardson
47 Casa Vicens (Barcelona), maqueta de la casa Glessner, Chicago, de Henry H. Richardson48 Casa Vicens (Barcelona), maqueta de la casa Glessner, Chicago, de Henry H. RichardsonBathroom, Glessner House, Prairie Avenue and 18th Street, Near South Side, Chicago, IL - 54202826194Bathroom, Glessner House, Prairie Avenue and 18th Street, Near South Side, Chicago, IL
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What it is

Wikipedia · John J. Glessner House

The John J. Glessner House, operated as the Glessner House, is an architecturally important 19th-century residence located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Built during the Gilded Age, it was designed in 1885–1886 by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in late 1887. The property was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 14, 1970. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1970, and as a National Historic Landmark on January 7, 1976, and is maintained as a house museum.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1800 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedApr 17, 1970
Reference number70000233
Built1971
ArchitectHenry Hobson Richardson
Type of placesingle-family detached home
StyleRichardsonian Romanesque
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1800 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL
Websiteglessnerhouse.org ↗
Coordinates41.85779, -87.62116 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 11 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 27 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 32 mi · Dunbar Group Site 34 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000233. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.