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Prairie Avenue District
Prairie Avenue District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	Chicago Landmark
	The John J. Glessner House by Henry Hobson Richardson is located within the Prairie Avenue District.
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Location:	Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates:	41°51′26″N 87°37′19″W / 41.85722°N 87.62194°W
Built/Founded:	1812
Architect:	Henry Hobson Richardson; et al.
Architectural style(s):	Renaissance, Other, Romanesque
Governing body:	Private
Designated NHLD:	November 15, 1972
Designated CL:	December 27, 1979
NRHP Reference#:	72000452

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.^[2] It was the site of the Fort Dearborn Massacre and became the city's most fashionable residential district after the Great Chicago Fire.^[2] It was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 27, 1979.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1972. The John J. Glessner House, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in 1885–1886 at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue, has been restored as a historic house museum and is open for public tours. In 2006, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was organized.