Prairie Avenue District

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Prairie Avenue District
nhd=yes
designated_other1_name= Chicago Landmark
designated_other1_date= December 27 1979
designated_other1_abbr= CL
designated_other1_link= Chicago Landmark
designated_other1_color= #aaccff
designated_nhd = November 15, 1972cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
locmapin = Illinois
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 51
lat_seconds = 26
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87
long_minutes = 37
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W

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caption =The John J. Glessner House by Henry Hobson Richardson is located within the Prairie Avenue District.
location= Chicago, IL
area =
built =1812
architect= Henry Hobson Richardson; Et al.
architecture= Renaissance, Other, Romanesque
governing_body = Private
refnum=72000452 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Prairie Avenue District is a historic district in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie Avenue and the 1800 block of South Indiana, and 211-217 East Cullerton.cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/P/PrairieAveDistrict.html|title=Prairie Avenue District|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-12] It was the site of the Fort Dearborn Massacre and became the cities most fashionable residential district after the Great Chicago Fire. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 27 1979. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1972.

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[http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/Community_Areas_NEAR_SOUTH_SIDE.pdf Official City of Chicago Near South Side Community Map]