https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/09/harpist-enrico-tramonti.html
The Story of a House: Harpist Enrico Tramonti
John and Frances Glessner were deeply involved with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from the time of its founding in the fall of 1891. Th...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-new-morris-co-carpet-for-house.html
The Story of a House: A new Morris & Co. carpet for the house
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/john-and-frances-glessner-love-story.html
The Story of a House: John and Frances Glessner: A Love Story
John and Frances Glessner were married for nearly 62 years and shared an extraordinarly close and loving relationship. A few months after ...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2022/02/
The Story of a House: February 2022
Official Blog of Glessner House
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2016/05/four-chelsea-houses-by-elizabeth-piper.html
The Story of a House: Four Chelsea Houses by Elizabeth Piper
On display in the master bedroom of Glessner House Museum are four small etchings depicting houses in the London neighborhood of Chelse...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2015/12/heating-glessner-house-then-and-now.html
The Story of a House: Heating Glessner House - Then and Now
As the cold winter winds descend upon our city, we are provided with an opportunity to reflect upon how our forefathers kept warm. The...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2015/04/blind-tom-and-battle-of-manassas.html
The Story of a House: Blind Tom and "The Battle of Manassas"
The museum is fortunate to possess a large collection of piano music belonging to Frances Glessner. She was an accomplished pianist by...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2020/11/
The Story of a House: November 2020
Official Blog of Glessner House
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2011/10/glessners-previous-home.html
The Story of a House: The Glessners' Previous Home
John and Frances Glessner and their family occupied two houses in Chicago before moving into their Prairie Avenue home on December 1, 18 87...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2015/01/miner-t-ames-coal-merchant.html
The Story of a House: Miner T. Ames, coal merchant
On January 19, 1890, exactly 125 years ago today, Frances Glessner wrote the following in her journal, while recording the events of th...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2011/12/museums-features-iconic-william-morris.html
The Story of a House: Museums features iconic William Morris chair
NOTE: Since this article was first posted in December 2011, there has been considerable discussion as to whether this chair was, in f...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/glessners-final-home-graceland-cemetery.html
The Story of a House: The Glessners' final home - Graceland Cemetery
On Thursday February 23, 2012 at 7:00pm , the museum will present a lecture on Chicago's historic Graceland Cemetery by Barbara Lanctot, ...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2019/08/john-la-farges-sleep-returns-to.html
The Story of a House: John La Farge's Sleep returns to Glessner House
John La Farge Sleep, 1884-1885 Watercolor on paper 8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (2032. cm x 16.51 cm) The Lunder Collection Accession Num...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2014/11/jack-simmerling-1951.html
The Story of a House: Jack Simmerling - 1951
"Jack Simmerling Jr., Blue Island, works on one of the many paintings he has done of old Chicago houses." (Tribune photo by William C...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/08/electricity-comes-to-prairie-avenue-1882.html
The Story of a House: Electricity comes to Prairie Avenue - 1882
Electricity came to Prairie Avenue in 1882, five years before the Glessners completed their new home. Although it is not surprising tha...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-memoriam-jeanette-fields.html
The Story of a House: In Memoriam - Jeanette Fields
Courtesy www.oakpark.com Jeanette Fields, who served as the first Executive Director of Glessner House from 1970 to 1976, passed away...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2022/07/portrait-of-man-with-pink-by-quentin.html
The Story of a House: "Portrait of a Man with a Pink" by Quentin Massys
Portrait of a Man with a Pink is a charming early 16 th century painting by the Netherlandish artist Quentin Massys, which has recently go...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-brief-history-of-humble-window-screen.html
The Story of a House: A Brief History of the Humble Window Screen
The light bulb, the telephone, the automobile, and the phonograph are all ranked among the greatest inventions of the 19 th century. ...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/iznik-tiles-at-glessner-house.html
The Story of a House: Iznik Tiles at Glessner House
During 1886 and 1887 when the house was under construction, John and Frances Glessner spent considerable time shopping for countless item...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/02/venetian-glass-ewer.html
The Story of a House: Venetian glass ewer
This elegant ewer was created in one of the many glass factories on the island of Murano adjacent to the Italian city of Venice . Sin...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2015/01/ladies-please-remove-your-hats.html
The Story of a House: Ladies, please remove your hats!
A century ago, Frances Glessner created quite a stir when she made a simple request to the members of her Monday Morning Reading Class ...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-glessners-in-paris-1890.html
The Story of a House: The Glessners in Paris - 1890
Panorama of the seven bridges As this article is being written, the iconic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, continues to burn, the ...
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https://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/02/mrs-ashton-dilke-visits-glessner-house.html
The Story of a House: Mrs. Ashton Dilke Visits the Glessner House
On April 8, 18 88 , Frances Glessner received a letter from a friend which she carefully pasted into her journal. The letter is fascinati...
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