The Story of a House

The light bulb, the telephone, the automobile, and the phonograph are all ranked among the greatest inventions of the 19 th century.  ...

In our last two articles, we have discussed Frances Glessner’s Monday Morning Reading Class, organized in 1894.  This week, we look at ...

The photograph of Mrs. Glessner’s Monday Morning Reading Class, taken by her son George on May 5, 1902, is one of the most iconic image...

Monday Morning Reading Class, May 1902 (Photo by George Glessner) I began my summer project on Frances Glessner’s Monday Morning Read...

During the 1880s, architect H. H. Richardson designed four residences in Washington, D.C.  Within a five year period in the mid-1920s, ...

Winston Churchill, 1908 Long before British Prime Minister Winston Churchill became famous around the world, another man by the same ...