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Landmarks Events
Annual Meeting
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40th Anniversary Celebration
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Glessner House Museum
Coach House and Courtyard
1800 S. Prairie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Annual Meeting 5:00 p.m.
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Welcome by Geoffrey Koss Landmarks Illinois retiring Board
Chairman
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Members’ Meeting – Election of the Board of Directors |
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Recognition of newly elected Officers of the Board of Directors and Recognition of Retiring Board Members |
Anniversary Celebration 5:30 p.m.
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Announcement of
Illinois “40 Greatest Preservation Success Stories”
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Tours of the Glessner House
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Hors d’oeuvres and beverages |
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Toast and cake cutting |
This National
Historic Landmark was the site of this year’s annual meeting of Landmarks
Illinois.
The acclaimed residence was designed by noted architect Henry Hobson Richardson
and completed in 1887. Its design marked a radical departure from traditional
Victorian residential architecture and served as an inspiration to numerous
American architects, including the young Frank Lloyd Wright.
The house was saved from demolition in 1966 and became the home of numerous
nonprofit organizations of the period, including the first offices of the
Landmarks Preservation Council (now Landmarks Illinois) in 1971. The building is
now operated as the
Glessner House Museum.
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