Prairie Avenue, between 16th and 22nd streets reigned as Chicago's premier residential street during the last three decades of the 19th-century. by the early 1890s, over 75 millionaires resided there, including Marshall Field, Phillip Armour and George Pullman. This tour will transport you back to an era when grand mansions and elegant dinner parties were the order of the day.   Learn about the business and personal lives of Chicago's most influential citizens and the neighborhood they called home.

Tour Highlights:

• Exterior Tour of the 11 surviving residences, 9 of which are Chicago Landmarks.
• View vintage photos of the homes which have been lost.
• Interior tour of the last surviving mansions on adjacent Calumet Aveneue, recently restored to its Second Empire grandeur and now functioning as a boutique hotel.
• Interior tour of the Second Presbyterian Church, featuring nine Tiffany stained glass windows and an extraordinary Arts and Crafts interior designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw with murals by Frederic Clay Bartlett.

2:00 to 4:00 pm
Rain or Shine!

*Does not include interior tours of Clarke and Glessner House Museums. This tour is not recommended for young children who aren't in a stroller or for adults who have difficulty walking or standing for long periods of time. Comfortable shoes are recommended.  Pre-paid tickets are non-refundable.