Glessner House (Chicago, Il) : General view of south façade, from top of stair, on west wall
- Creator:
- Richardson, Henry Hobson, 1838-1886
- Published/Created:
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
1885-1887 - Date Depicted:
- 9/1/1990
- Materials:
- brick
granite: rough-cut grey granite
wood - Notes:
- A mature design by renowned architect Henry Hobson Richardson, Glessner House is famous for its site development, innovative floor plan, and rugged Romanesque Revival-style facade. A reminder of what Prairie Avenue looked like when it was home to some of the city's finest mansions, the Glessner House is the only remaining Chicago building by this Boston-based architect. The building was designed for John J. Glessner, an executive with the International Harvester Company. It now contains a house museum, which is part of the Prairie Avenue District.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Richardsonian Romanesque
Romanesque Revival - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-RHH-GH-C4
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
residences: dwellings (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors construction buildings; dwellings; houses; buildings; dwellings; houses; mansions garden court
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
9/1/1990 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10091748
- PID:
- digcoll:1857672