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HABS ILL,16-CHIG,17- (sheet 1 of 6) - John J. Glessner House, 1800 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
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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
Title
HABS ILL,16-CHIG,17- (sheet 1 of 6) - John J. Glessner House, 1800 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Depicted place Illinois; Cook County; Chicago
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 19 x 24 in. (B size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS ILL,16-CHIG,17- (sheet 1 of 6)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • 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
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 70000233.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0118.sheet.00001a
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Object location41° 51′ 00″ N, 87° 39′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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