Glessner House, home of Frances Glessner until 1932, a place for Chicago women to engage in fiber arts. We honor her by hosting a free monthly meeting of Glessner Craft Group. Next session, Aug 15, 2-4 pm & 6-8 pm. Interested? Contact Cari Dudich at [email protected]. 1/2

We are also excited to host the Chicago Craft Club.  They will be meeting at Glessner House on Sunday, August 18 from 2-4pm.  Please use the following link to register for this free event. bit.ly/4cob9mk 2/2

Join us Sun, Sept 22, 1 to 4pm for our house tour, A Walk Through Time. Incudes tours of private homes in Prairie Ave Historic District, Glessner House, 2nd Presbyterian Church, visits to Chicago Firehouse Restaurant & Blues Heaven Foundation. Tickets: bit.ly/3M6EDdG

On August 15, 2009 – 15 years ago today – the Battle of Fort Dearborn Park was dedicated at the intersection of 18th Street & Calumet Avenue. The event included a blessing of the site led by Roger Williams, a Potawatomi Elder and tribal representative.

#PhotoFriday shows the “Baron Vitta,” a famous Guarneri del Gesu violin made about 1730, owned by Frances Glessner Lee from 1929 to 1958. She loaned the instrument to concertmaster, John Weicher, from 1939 to 1949. Learn more by clicking link bit.ly/3YK2vvl

Join us online on Wednesday, September 18 at 7pm we will take a virtual ride through the city exploring the work of architect Benjamin Marshall including the South Shore Cultural Center and the Edgewater Beach Hotel . Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/benjami…

Image of the grand staircase at the Auditorium Building in Chicago from the new book, Louis Sullivan: An American Architect. Written by Patrick Cannon and photgraphed by James Caulfield. Join us September 10 at 7pm when they will join us. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/louis-s…

The 762-ton Harriet Rees house, designed by Cobb & Frost in 1888, was moved in November 2014 to make way for the Wintrust Arena is one of the landmark homes included in our annual house tour, A Walk Through Time, Sunday, September 22, 1 to 4pm. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/a-walk-…

#PhotoFriday is the fallboard, or keyboard cover, on the Glessners’ 1887 Steinway piano. The piano is a “Model C,” nearly as long as a concert grand. The custom-made case was designed by Francis Bacon for A. H. Davenport & Co. still used during parlor concerts and other events.

Labor Day has its origins in the demand for an eight-hour workday. In 1894, during the Pullman strike, Congress passed legislation establishing the first Monday of September as Labor Day. The first federal Labor Day holiday was celebrated on September 3, 1894.

The Reid house, completed in 1894, was the first house in Chicago built using steel frame construction. It is one of the landmark homes included in our popular annual house tour, A Walk Through Time, Sunday, September 22 from 1 to 4pm. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/a-walk-…

#PhotoFriday celebrates the start of National Honey Month with image from Frances Glessner’s bee house at The Rocks, summer estate in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The quote: “Here ever hum the golden bees,” taken from “The Sirens” by American poet James Russell Lowell (1819-1891).

Join us Saturday October 12 at 10:30am for a private tour of the Chicago Maritime Museum in Bridgeport, which includes the new exhibit on the Lady Elgin, a steamship that sunk near Highland Park on September 8, 1860. Over 300 lives were lost. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/chicago…

Perfect day for the Printers Row Lit Fest. The largest outdoor literary event in the Midwest. Capped off with a late lunch and a visit with Sofi’s Maurizio. sofichicago.com #PrintersRow ⁦Printers Row Lit Fest⁩ #WhatsGreatAboutChicagoland

Join us tomorrow – Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00pm – when author Patrick F. Cannon and photographer James Caulfield join us to discuss their new book on architect Louis Sullivan. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Purchase tickets online at: glessnerhouse.org/events/louis-s…

The Purdy house, completed in 1891, designed by architects Thomas & Rapp for the house physician of the Auditorium Hotel. It is one of the landmark homes included in our annual house tour, A Walk Through Time, on September 22 from 1-4pm. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/a-walk-…

#PhotoFriday celebrates architect and Glessner House founder Benjamin Weese, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 94. This photo was taken 12 years ago today – September 13, 2012 – at the 125th anniversary Glessner House gala held at Symphony Center.

Join us online this Wednesday, September 18 at 7pm, when we will take a virtual ride through the city exploring the work of architect Benjamin Marshall including the South Shore Cultural Center, the Edgewater Beach Hotel and more. Tickets online at: glessnerhouse.org/events/benjami…

Dining room fireplace in the Harriet Rees house, designed by Henry Ives Cobb in 1888. It is one of the landmark homes included in our house tour, A Walk Through Time, Sunday, September 22 from 1 to 4pm. Tickets: glessnerhouse.org/events/a-walk-…

#PhotoFriday celebrates National Honey Month with an image of one of Frances Glessner’s hatpins, early 1900s. The hatpin is made of celluloid and features a honeybee, a reference to the time she spent beekeeping at her New Hampshire summer estate, The Rocks, from 1895 until 1909.