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Essential Architecture- Chicago
South and West Glessner House |
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architect |
Henry Hobson Richardson |
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location |
1800 S. Prairie Ave. |
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date |
1886 |
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style |
Richardsonian Romanesque |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
House |
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A mature design by renowned architect Henry Hobson Richardson, Glessner
House is famous for its site development, innovative floor plan, and
rugged Romanesque Revival-style facade. A reminder of what Prairie
Avenue looked like when it was home to some of the city's finest
mansions, the Glessner House is the only remaining Chicago building by
this Boston-based architect. The building was designed for John J.
Glessner, an executive with the International Harvester Company. It now
contains a house museum, which is part of the Prairie Avenue District. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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