Historic Building Plan of the Day
John J. Glessner House
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.
- Time to build: May 1885 to December 1887, per HABS data pages
Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.