In the News

A sampling of recent press featuring, and relating to, Glessner House.

20 Best U.S. Cities for Historic Mansion Tours
(Travel Pug, 2024)

How fictional Sherlock Holmes altered how real crimes are solved
(Backstory with Larry Potash, 2024)

Urban Spelunking: Richardson’s landmark Glessner House in Chicago
(OnMilwaukee, 2024)

The heiress at Harvard . . .
(Boston Globe Magazine, 2024)

The Ultimate South Loop Neighborhood Guide
(Modern Luxury Chicago Social, 2024)

Highest Rated Museums in Illinois, according to TripAdvisor
(Kat Kountry 105, 2024)

Geoffrey Baer’s “Most Beautiful Places in Chicago, Part 2”
(WTTW, 2023)

PODCAST: Frances Glessner Lee
(The History Chicks, 2023)

Top 10 Chicago group attractions to visit by coach bus
(Vents Magazine, 2023)

PODCAST: Frances Glessner Lee, the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, and Crime Scene Investigation
(Chicago History Podcast, 2023)

Chicago’s Glessner House Celebrates Mother of Forensic Science
(NBC, 2023)

The Greatest Velmas of History and Fiction
(Lit Hub, 2023)

Is this the Most Important Gilded Age Mansion in America?
(This House, 2022)

The Fascinating History Behind a Set of Miniature Murder Scenes
(Buzz Feed, 2022)

26 places to go in Chicago this winter
(Curbed Chicago, 2020)

Chicago’s greatest remaining Gilded Age mansions
(Curbed Chicago, 2020)

The best U.S. buildings, parks, and museums to visit this summer
(Curbed, 2019)

Top 10 holiday historic home tours in the U.S.
(USA Today 10Best, 2019)

Top 25 historic US homes that fly under the radar
(House Method, 2018)

Top 20 architectural attractions in the State of Illinois
(Chicago Tribune, 2018)