Prairie Avenue House Museum - Chicago, Illinois

Address:1800 South Prairie Ave
Chicago, Illinois
Tel: (312) 326-1480

Chicago's oldest building, the Henry B. Clarke House, was built in 1836 in the Greek Revival style, and is now part of the Prairie Avenue House Museum, south of the downtown area. Together with the Glessner House, the museum showcases examples of what life was like in the Prairie Avenue District for everyday people before and after the Great Fire. While most of Chicago's downtown was razed after the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, a few structures survived.