The Story of a House
Official Blog of Glessner House
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The Chicago Women's Park and Gardens - Part I
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The Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens, located immediately south and west of Glessner House, was created to honor important women in the city...
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Chicago's Forgotten World's Fair: The American Negro Exposition of 1940
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February is Black History Month. The observance goes back to 1926, when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History l...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Chicago's Century of Architectural Progress
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Exactly ninety years ago, from December 1930 through February 1931, the Chicago Tribune ran a four-part series entitled “Chicago’s Century ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
A Toast to the Glessners - Christmas 1924
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Framed Deed of Gift, December 1, 1924 Today, December 1, 2020, marks the 96 th anniversary of the Glessners deeding their beloved Prairie A...
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