Photograph of the John J. Glessner House (1800 S. Prairie Ave.), a "Richardsonian Romanesque" mansion by H.H. Richardson completed in 1886.... Show morePhotograph of the John J. Glessner House (1800 S. Prairie Ave.), a "Richardsonian Romanesque" mansion by H.H. Richardson completed in 1886. The house was deeded to the Armour Institute of Technology, and was envisioned as the home of the institute's College of Architecture. The Glessner House served as the headquarters of the Lithographic Technical Foundation from 1946-1965. Photographer unknown. Show less
