Lecture: The Rocks Estate Today
July 21, 2015 |
Beginning in 1883, the Glessners spent over one-third of each year at their beloved summer estate in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, known as The Rocks. The estate, which encompassed nearly 1,500 acres at its peak, combined stunning architecture by Isaac Scott, Hermann Von Holst, and Shepley Rutan and Coolidge, set within a landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons. After the Glessners died in the 1930s, their descendants continued to occupy the estate and run it as an active working farm. In the late 1970s much of the property was donated to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forest, of which John Glessner was an early member. Today, the estate is one of the premier properties owned by the Society, offering a lush landscape, rare trees and plants, and numerous restored buildings that tell the story of the Glessners while being adaptively reused for today's needs. Join Nigel Manley, director of The Rocks Estate for the past 29 years, as he takes you on a journey through this natural wonderland.
Tuesday July 21, 2015 at 7:00pm
$10 per person / $8 for members
Free for docents and volunteers
Reservations requested to 312.326.1480
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Website:
www.glessnerhouse.org/events.htm |
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Glessner House Museum |
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Chicago, IL |
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| Contact Information |
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312.326.1480 |
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