Glessner House, Chicago

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historic house landmark building museum

Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.

Aliases (2)

Glessner House ×48
Glessner House Foundation ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house → landmark building → museum →
addedToNRHP	1970 →
architect	Henry Hobson Richardson NERFINISHED →
architecturalStyle	Richardsonian Romanesque → Romanesque Revival →
category	historic house museum in Illinois →
chicagoLandmarkDesignationDate	1970 →
cityRegionContext	Chicago’s Gilded Age elite neighborhood →
client	Frances Glessner → John J. Glessner →
completionDate	1887 →
constructionStartDate	1885 →
designFeature	arched entrance → asymmetrical massing → central courtyard → fortress-like exterior → inward-facing U-shaped plan → rusticated stone walls →
era	19th century →
function	architectural education site →
hasCourtyard	yes →
heritageDesignation	Chicago Landmark → National Historic Landmark →
influenced	American residential architecture → Frank Lloyd Wright → Prairie School architects →
locatedIn	Chicago → Illinois → United States →
material	granite → stone →
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate	1976 →
neighborhood	Near South Side →
notableFor	influence on modern domestic architecture → innovative urban residential design → privacy-focused layout →
nrhpType	individually listed property →
numberOfFloors	3 →
offers	guided tours →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	Glessner House Foundation →
partOf	Prairie Avenue Historic District →
preservationStatus	restored →
streetAddress	1800 South Prairie Avenue →
use	house museum →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richardsonian Romanesque →	notableExample
Henry Hobson Richardson ("Glessner House") →	notableWork
Glessner House ("Glessner House Foundation") →	ownedBy