Offered every summer on selected Sunday afternoons.  See upcoming dates at right.  Also available by appointment for groups of 10 or more.

Starting Point: Glessner House Museum Coach House

Call 312.326.1480 to reserve a place, since group size is limited.

$15.00 per person,
$12.00 for museum members

Explore the fascinating history of Chicago's Prairie Avenue on this two-hour walking tour through the neighborhood, led by Bill Tyre, Executive Director and Curator of the Glessner House Museum. The tour will cover almost 200 years of history, from the Battle of Fort Dearborn through the recent rebirth of the area of Chicago's hottest real estate market. Visitors will glimpse historic photos of homes that have been lost and examine the eleven houses that remain in the area. Interior tours of the last surviving house on Calumet Avenue, now functioning as the Wheeler Mansion boutique hotel, and the incredible Arts & Crafts sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, featuring nine Tiffany windows, will be included.

• Sunday July 11, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00pm
• Sunday August 8, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00pm
• Sunday September 19, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00pm