Glessner House to celebrate 125th Anniversary

Kicks off June 1 with groundbreaking reenactment

05/18/2011 1:30 PM

By Ben Meyerson
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The historic Glessner House Museum, one of the most architecturally important residences in the city of Chicago, is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the home’s construction starting this June.

It’s a Big Deal. The celebration, which is slated to last a year and a half, will kick off on June 1 at 6:00 p.m. with a recreation of the groundbreaking ceremony, the unveiling of two new exhibits, the release of a new reprint of a book from 1923 by John Glessner entitled The Story of a House, and a presentation called “1886: A Year to Remember” by museum director William Tyre.

The Glessner House is a National Historic Landmark, and the last surviving building by architect H. H. Richardson, an extraordinary architect who was singularly influential on Louis Sullivan, who influenced Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Glessner House was completed in 1887, and was bought by the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation in 1966. The museum was spun off in 1994.

Tickets to the June 1 event are $15 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 312-326-1480.


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