{"product_id":"chicagos-historic-prairie-avenue-william-h-tyre-9780738552125","title":"Chicago's Historic Prairie Avenue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrairie Avenue evolved into Chicago's most exclusive residential street during the last three decades of the 19th century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago's wealthiest citizens--Marshall Field, Philip Armour, and George Pullman--were soon joined by dozens of Chicago's business, social, and civic leaders, establishing a neighborhood that the \u003ci\u003eChicago Herald\u003c\/i\u003e proclaimed \u003ci\u003ea cluster of millionaires not to be matched for numbers anywhere else in the country\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Substantial homes were designed by the leading architects of the day, including William Le Baron Jenney, Burnham and Root, Solon S. Beman, and Richard Morris Hunt. By the early 1900s, however, the neighborhood began a noticeable transformation as many homes were converted to rooming houses and offices, while others were razed for construction of large plants for the printing and publishing industry. The rescue of the landmark \u003ci\u003eGlessner House\u003c\/i\u003e in 1966 brought renewed attention to the area, and in 1979, the \u003ci\u003ePrairie Avenue Historic District\u003c\/i\u003e was designated. The late 1990s saw the rebirth of the area as a highly desirable residential neighborhood known as the \u003ci\u003eSouth Loop\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e William H. Tyre is executive director of the \u003ci\u003eGlessner House Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, H. H. Richardson's masterpiece of residential design that features an extraordinary collection of original English and American arts and crafts furnishings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William H. Tyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738552127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738552125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.49w x 0.36d","brand":"William H. Tyre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981149864191,"sku":"9780738552125","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b10d05a4-377b-408e-935e-42ae40345212.jpg?v=1683253931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chicagos-historic-prairie-avenue-william-h-tyre-9780738552125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}