The Story of a House
Official Blog of Glessner House
Monday, October 28, 2013
The World's Columbian Exposition
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Palace of Fine Arts, caryatid porch On Wednesday November 6, 2013, the museum will present a lecture entitled “The World’s Columbian ...
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Chicago Time Machine films at Glessner House
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On Tuesday December 3, 2013, WTTW will broadcast their newest documentary hosted by Chicago’s favorite tour guide, Geoffrey Baer. In thi...
Monday, October 7, 2013
The Glessners' Siamese punch bowl
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On September 21, 2013, the Chicago History Museum opened a new exhibit entitled “The Queen and the White City,” which celebrates the gran...
Monday, September 30, 2013
Harpist Enrico Tramonti
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John and Frances Glessner were deeply involved with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from the time of its founding in the fall of 1891. Th...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Happy 175th Birthday to Henry Hobson Richardson
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Sunday September 29, 2013 will mark the 175 th anniversary of the birth of Glessner House architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The event ...
Monday, September 16, 2013
The Great Hurricane of 1938
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Exactly 75 years ago this week, the Great Hurricane of 1938 caused extensive damage to the Glessners’ New Hampshire summer estate, The Ro...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Mies van der Rohe and Glessner House
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The great modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe arrived in Chicago exactly 75 years ago this month to accept the position of direc...
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