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Title: John J. Glessner House, 1800 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Other Title: Chicago School of Architecture Foundation
Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Related Names:
Narcross Brothers
Glessner, John J
Richardson, Henry Hobson
Van Zanten, David T , historian
Overby, Osmund , historian
Borchers, Perry E , photographer
Erins, Janis J , delineator
Giebner, Robert C , delineator
Van Zanten, David T , delineator
DeLony, Eric M , delineator
Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
Measured Drawing(s): 6
Data Page(s): 27
Photo Caption Page(s): 12
Notes:
Significance: Designed and built between May 1885 and December 1887, this house is considered the last of the fully personal works of the architect H.H. Richardson and one of his finest houses. The house was designated a Chicago Architectural Landmark in 1958, \'In recognition of the fine planning for an urban site, which opens the family rooms to the quiet serenity of an inner yard; the effective ornament and decoration; and the impressive Romanesque masonry, expressing dignity and power.\'
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-128
Survey number: HABS IL-1015
Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1886- 1887 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000233
Subjects:
Houses
educational facilities
research facilities
stone buildings (granite)
\'Mission 66\' program
lecture halls
Offices
Libraries (Rooms)
Romanesque Revival architectural elements
gable roofs
tile roofs
turrets (towers)
Courtyards
stone arches
apses
Place:
Illinois -- Cook County -- Chicago
Latitude/Longitude: 41.85, -87.65
Bookmark /il0118/ 8x12 inches.
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Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
