Four separately produced publications, approximately 8.5 x 11 inches, comprising: (1) Nory Miller, A New Life for the Glessner House, That “Granite Hut” on Prairie Avenue, six-page illustrated offprint from Inland Architect, September 1971; (2) M. W. Newman, Granite Hut, eight-page illustrated offprint from Architectural Forum, November 1972; (3) John Jacob Glessner and His House on Prairie Avenue, Chicago, five-page typescript reproduction incorporating a 1973 article by Paul Sprague; and (4) John Jacob Glessner, The Story of a House, ten-page typescript reproduction of Glessner's remarkable 1923 firsthand account of the commissioning, construction, furnishing, and domestic life of his Richardson-designed residence. An uncommon assemblage documenting one of the seminal monuments of American domestic architecture, from its original conception and occupation to its rescue and restoration during the early architectural preservation movement. Particularly noteworthy are Glessner's personal recollections and the contemporary accounts of the building's rehabilitation by the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation. The two historical texts are undated later reproductions. From the working library of architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky, though unmarked. Price is for the grouping of four items. Mild bumping and rubbing to extremities; very good overall.
Four separately produced publications, approximately 8.5 x 11 inches, comprising: (1) Nory Miller, A New Life for the Glessner House, That “Granite Hut” on Prairie Avenue, six-page illustrated offprint from Inland Architect, September 1971; (2) M. W. Newman, Granite Hut, eight-page illustrated offprint from Architectural Forum, November 1972; (3) John Jacob Glessner and His House on Prairie Avenue, Chicago, five-page typescript reproduction incorporating a 1973 article by Paul Sprague; and (4) John Jacob Glessner, The Story of a House, ten-page typescript reproduction of Glessner's remarkable 1923 firsthand account of the commissioning, construction, furnishing, and domestic life of his Richardson-designed residence. An uncommon assemblage documenting one of the seminal monuments of American domestic architecture, from its original conception and occupation to its rescue and restoration during the early architectural preservation movement. Particularly noteworthy are Glessner's personal recollections and the contemporary accounts of the building's rehabilitation by the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation. The two historical texts are undated later reproductions. From the working library of architectural historian Carol Herselle Krinsky, though unmarked. Price is for the grouping of four items. Mild bumping and rubbing to extremities; very good overall.
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