Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social at Glessner House Celebrate the end of summer with an old-fashioned ice cream social in the beautiful courtyard of Glessner House. Enjoy ice cream and treats, popcorn, a face painter, a balloon twister, and games for the kids! FREE ADMISSION This event is generously sponsored by Lakeside Bank

This tour will take you down Chicago’s historic Prairie Avenue, once home to Marshall Field, George Pullman, and many other business and social leaders of the late 19th century. See photos of the houses that have been lost and view the surviving mansions. Highlights will include an interior tour of the National Historic Landmark Second Presbyterian Church with its collection…

This exclusive behind-the-scenes tour will explore the significant architecture of Glessner House. Controversial at the time of its completion in 1887, it foreshadowed the development of modern residential architecture, and architect H. H. Richardson had a profound impact on architects to follow, including Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. This special two-hour tour will focus on the architecture from basement…

Glessner House This walking tour down South Michigan Avenue will explore what is considered to be the largest intact early “automobile row” in the U.S. At its peak in the early 20th century, over 100 different makes of automobiles were being sold in Motor Row. More than sixty of the original showrooms survive today as the landmark Motor Row District,…