# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: During the Gilded Age, Chicago’s Prairie Avenue was regarded as “Millionaire’s Row.” The wealthy flocked to the area after the Civil War because it was close to the Loop, and it did not require its residents to cross the Chicago River.  

On this walking tour with guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, stroll through the neighborhood that once boasted Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Richardson Romanesque-style homes. Learn about its rise to prominence, decline in the mid twentieth century, and the preservation efforts that led to the Prairie Avenue District to be added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Hear tales of the famous specters that supposedly still linger in the remaining structures, such as the William W. Kimball House and Marshall Field Jr. Mansion.  

$25; 22.50 members  

Tour runs approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, meets at Glessner House at 1800 S. Prairie Ave., and ends at The Second Presbyterian Church at 1936 S. Michigan Ave.  

Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/walking-tour-historic-prairie-avenue/200030570411233
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 32

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Glessner House
- **lat**: 41.857784008694
- **long**: -87.621421855979
- **full address**: Glessner House, 225 E 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616-1201, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue being held?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue takes place on Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Glessner House, 225 E 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616-1201, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue is organized by Chicago History Museum.

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