Clarke House Museum

The tour is good and goes over the history of the house, especially the Clarke Family and takes you through most of the house with the notable exception of the cupola. The house has been restored to what they think it may have looked liked originally and is overall well done. It is a little known piece of Chicago history that is waiting for people to go and visit.

Historic jewel not many know about. There are free tours available. The park and community gardens around the house are nice to visit as well.

Great tour and it's free of charge! Loved the house, and the docent was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. Though the Clarke's furniture and artifacts have been lost over time, the home has been painstakingly restored to period authenticity and truly gives a feel for 19th century life in a great house. Definitely one of Chicago's best kept secrets.

July 21, 2022: I want to see this historic mansion once it gets moved and renovated on Indiana Avenue.

Great place to take a tour of and learn about Chicago history.

The tours are free and worth it for anyone interested in seeing the oldest house in Chicago. Some of the rooms have refurbished items that never belonged in the house. The tour guide was informative and super helpful.

The museum is wonderful... Got to know a lot about the history with interesting facts. Tour guide was unable to make it, we were handed in headphones so we could have self paced tour. We 2 rooms well marked so we could relate the audio and rooms well. The upstairs rooms did not have markings and would talk the language of North East room etc, which was little confusing.. over all worth a visit.

The oldest house in Chicago, it is a must see. It's not amzing, or lavish, but it is an important structure. It was nice to see how Chicago was and what life was like in the 1800s. Plus, they give free tours, and have to say my tour guide was EXCELLENT!

Our guild was this old man, he had my mom and I laughing throughout the whole tour. We tried to tip the guild and security guard an early 20's guy and they turned us down. Our FREE tour was great, very interesting.

Interesting history. Free tour that takes an hour. No sitting allowed because of the old furniture.