Our homeowners were kind enough to leave us some passes for various museums, a couple of which we had not heard of before. Today, we took the handy 146 express bus (which we catch just down a block from the condo on Lake Shore Drive) to the Driehaus Museum. Actually, we got off the bus at Michigan and Erie and then walked a few blocks down Erie to the museum.
The museum is housed in the former residence of banker Samuel Nickerson and society leader Matilda Nickerson. It was completed in 1883 and became known as the Marble Palace. It cost $450,000 when built which seems like that would be a crazy amount in today’s dollars. The museum is named after Richard Driehaus, who sponsored the restoration of the mansion from 2003-2008. The museum showcases the mansion as well as providing art exhibitions.
Each room had a fireplace.
from the Driehaus Mansion.
Ransom Cable was the President
of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway.
in one of the second floor bedrooms of the mansion
the featured artist, who is from Copenhagen
The tiles on the wall almost look like water when seen all together.
After our visit, Bob and I walked the 3.6 miles back to the condo against a very strong, cold wind.
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