Tours
Glessner House Museum offers guided tours of Glessner House (1886), a National Historic Landmark, and Clarke House (1836), the City’s oldest surviving building, located in the adjacent Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens. Tours are led by trained docents and last approximately one hour in each house. Tours are timed so that the two houses may be toured back-to-back. Advance reservations are not accepted.
The Clarke House Museum, located at 1827 S. Indiana Avenue (within the boundaries of the Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens) is owned by the City of Chicago. The collections are owned and maintained by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Illinois. Glessner House Museum is responsible for coordinating all tours of this site. For further information on the history and architecture of the Clarke House, please visit www.clarkehousemuseum.org.
Groups
Groups are limited to 12 visitors per tour and are on a first-come, first-serve, walk-in basis. However, custom tours for groups of 10 or more are available with at least 4 weeks advanced reservations. Please contact 312.326.1480 for more information or to make a custom tour reservation. Free days (Wednesdays) do not apply to groups of ten or more.
Tours with the Executive Director
Bring a group for an intimate behind-the-scenes tour of Glessner House Museum. Our Director will take you on a private tour sharing stories and information not included on regular tours, and exploring areas of H. H. Richardson’s “urban masterpiece” that are not shown to the general public. Get an up close and personal look at your favorite objects in our collection, experience the rooms from a different perspective, and view collections rarely seen by museum visitors. Available by appointment only. Cost is $25 per person and the tour lasts two hours. Group size limited to eight people.
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