Built in 1836, the Clarke House Museum is Chicago's oldest home. This Greek Revival style house shows what life was like for a middle-class family in Chicago during the city's formative years before the Civil War. For information about tours, call the Glessner House Museum at (312) 326-1480. (Both Clarke and Glessner House Museums may be toured for $15, $12 and $8.) Tours begin at Glessner House Museum's coach house on 18th Street, just east of South Indiana Avenue.