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William A. Glasner House
Photo: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

William A. Glasner House

Listed as “Glasner, William A., House”

On the National Register since 200521 years
Prairie SchoolListed 2005Glencoe
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About William A. Glasner House

William A. Glasner House, at 850 Sheridan Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 28, 2005. It was among the first 3 of Glencoe’s 6 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Prairie School, as it does for 94 other Illinois listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Illinois, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
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850 Sheridan Rd., Glencoe · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1William A. Glasner HouseStart here
  2. 2Jesse L. Strauss EstateBuilding · next door
  3. 3Edmund D. Brigham HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMr. James Kent Calhoun HouseVictorian0.5 miSSylvan Road BridgeSite0.5 miBLichtstern HouseItalian Villa · Built 19191 miBJohn Taylor Snite HouseFrench Renaissance1.2 miBBraeside SchoolPrairie School1.3 miBJohn Rogerson Montgomery HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1.5 miBBecker, A. G., PropertyPrairie · Built 19211.5 miDRavinia Park Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miBMrs. Frank Geyso HousesPrairie School · Built 19231.8 miBHarold Florsheim HouseSimplified French Chateau · Built 19251.8 miSRosewood ParkBuilt 19101.9 miBLouis B. Kuppenheimer Jr. HouseBuilding2 miStNorth Shore Sanitary District TowerArt Deco · Built 19312 mi
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Prairie School style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Prairie School.

Braeside School1.3 mi away
Haerman Lanzl HouseBuilt 1921 · 3.4 mi away
George Madison Millard House3.5 mi away
Mary W. Adams House3.6 mi away

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Questions about William A. Glasner House

Is William A. Glasner House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 28, 2005 (Register number 05000105).

Is William A. Glasner House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Henry Demarest Lloyd House, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit William A. Glasner House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of William A. Glasner House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28892058 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.