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Clarke House Review
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Clarke House
Museums / Galleries, Prairie Avenue
Fodor's Review:
This Greek revival dates from 1836, making it Chicago's oldest surviving building. It's a clapboard house in a masonry city, built for Henry and Caroline Palmer Clarke to remind them of the East Coast they left behind. The Doric columns and pilasters were an attempt to civilize Chicago's frontier image. The everyday objects and furnishings inside reveal a typical 1830s-60s middle-class home.
INFO
- Address: 1827 S. Indiana Ave., Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL
- Phone: 312/745-0040
- Cost: $10; see Glessner House listing for combo-ticket information
- Open: Tours: Wed.-Sun. at noon, 1, and 2 PM
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