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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the county seat for Cook County
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Stephen Arnold Douglas, one of the most distinguished statesmen of his day, was a
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Member of the House of Representatives, and
United States Senator. Although a political rival of Lincoln, he supported the . . . — — Map (db m120707) HM
"...a garden, to be a work of art, must have the soul of the native landscape in it." --Jens Jensen
Welcome to Humboldt Park, a sanctuary in the city. A sanctuary is a place of refuge, or protection. A walk along the park's pathways . . . — — Map (db m233619) HM
Chicago's West Park Commission had just been created when residents began requesting that a park be named in honor of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a German scientist who popularized the notion of living with nature. . . . — — Map (db m234585) HM
One of America's greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jens Jensen emigrated from Denmark to the United States in 1884 and settled on
Chicago's West Side.
In 1886, he became a street-sweeper with Chicago's South Park Commission. . . . — — Map (db m234422) HM
Lyman Frank Baum lived at 1667 North Humboldt Boulevard in 1899, when he wrote the most famous of his works, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Born in Chittenango, New York, Baum worked as an actor. In 1888, he and his wife Maud moved to the . . . — — Map (db m234541) HM
Chicago’s Boulevards are one of the city’s most overlooked treasures, and one of the largest and oldest boulevard systems in the nation. The 28-mile system contains 540 acres of green space, and provides a link between seven inland parks and . . . — — Map (db m234583) HM
Built in 1903, this city block of semi-attached row houses from 5200 to 5244 South Greenwood Avenue is considered the original professors’ row of the University of Chicago. Samuel Gross, developer, and Joseph Brompton, architect — — Map (db m187528) HM
The atomic age arrived on December 2, 1942, when Enrico Fermi produced the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. He did this in a laboratory under the Stagg Field bleachers at the University of Chicago. That work led to the . . . — — Map (db m188035) HM
This group of 20 visually distinctive row houses
was built in 1903 by one of Chicago's most prolific
early developers, Samuel E. Gross. The fine detailing
and craftsmanship used for building entrances and
cornices reflect the influence of the . . . — — Map (db m188627) HM
Rising out of the fertile Bohemian soil, the
Blanik Mountain stands eternally vigilant,
its verdant slopes sheltering a wealth of
age-old folklore. According to an old legend,
slumbering within its cool mountainous depths,
the Blanik Knights . . . — — Map (db m189720) HM
Originally built as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World's Columbian Exposition, this plaster-clad structure later became the first home of the Field Museum of Natural History. After the museum left in the 1920s, the decayed building was . . . — — Map (db m238465) HM
"On our first date, I treated her to the finest ice
cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer, our dinner
table doubling as the curb. I kissed her, and it
tasted like chocolate."
- President Barack Obama
From an interview in . . . — — Map (db m187907) HM
Physicist Enrico Fermi and his colleagues established the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction in makeshift laboratories constructed under the grandstands of Stagg Field Stadium on December 2, 1942. The success of this experiment . . . — — Map (db m69608) HM
The Norway Building stood on this site for the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition. After the Fair Chicago millionaire C.K. Billings purchased the structure and moved it to his estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. William Wrigley of chewing gum fame . . . — — Map (db m125028) HM
Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville
June 7, 1917 - December 3, 2000
Margot McMahon
Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (1950)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1976)
Poet Laureate of the United States (1985)
National Women's Hall of . . . — — Map (db m188266) HM
Julius Rosenwald
Businessman and philanthropist
1862 - 1932
Sears, Roebuck & Company became a household
name because of the energy and vision of Julius
Rosenwald. He developed Sears’ mail-order
business when much of the nation . . . — — Map (db m188774) HM
Once referred to as the "Lake Forest of the South,"
this residential suburb was annexed to Chicago in 1889.
It was home to many of the city's leading industrialists,
who built residences designed by such notable architects
as George Maher, . . . — — Map (db m188828) HM
Kenwood United Church of Christ
William. W. Boyington and Henry B. Wheelock,
architects
1887-88
This Richardsonian Romanesque-style church building is
a textbook example of this medieval-influenced style, popular in
the late nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m188566) HM
Louis Henry Sullivan
Architect
1856 - 1924
Known as the “prophet of modern architecture,”
Louis Sullivan advocated creating buildings that
honestly mirrored their time, place and technology.
Unlike many architects of the period . . . — — Map (db m188759) HM
McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters"
Blues musician
1915 - 1983
Nicknamed for the puddles he played in while
growing up in Mississippi, Muddy Waters learned
harmonica and guitar while working as a
sharecropper. He came to . . . — — Map (db m188336) HM
This terra-cotta-clad flat-iron building makes the most of its triangular building lot. Like many neighborhood banks from the 1920s, the Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank employed the Classical Revival style of architecture to convey a sense of . . . — — Map (db m208809) HM
”A true Bavarian Chalet in Chicago,” owned and operated by the Albert Wirth family and recognized as an outstanding dining and banquet facility, Zum Deutschen Eck was founded on June 16, 1956. On January 9, 2000 ZDE retired after 44 . . . — — Map (db m82400) HM
Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Port Rupert, British Columbia.
The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its . . . — — Map (db m94404) HM
Here in 1874, was built Lake View High School, one of the first township schools in Illinois. Erected in accordance with legislation enacted by General Assembly of 1872
Erected by Chicago’s Charter Jubilee
Authenticated by Chicago Historical . . . — — Map (db m47456) HM
Originally known as the Lincoln Park Fieldhouse and Carillon Tower, the Waveland Clock Tower was constructed in 1931. The English Gothic style building was designed by Edwin H. Clark and the chimes were from the Deagan Company of Chicago. . . . — — Map (db m155667) HM
"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Bisexual U.S. Gold Medal Winning Olympic Athlete
(1911 - 1956)
Babe Didrikson’s contributions to women’s competitive athletics were unprecedented. She held national, Olympic and World records in track and . . . — — Map (db m184993) HM
Alan Mathison Turning
Gay British Mathemetcian and Computer Scientist
(1912 - 1954)
During the Second World War, Alan Turing worked at Britain's code-breaking center where he was responsible for German naval cryptanalysis. Using . . . — — Map (db m185941) HM
Alvin Ailey
(Modern Dance Pioneer)
(1931 - 1989)
Born in poverty in rural Texas, where racial segregation was still in full force, Alvin Ailey grew into a gifted choreographer who drew inspiration from African American culture and . . . — — Map (db m182292) HM
Starting with the birth of this nation,
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
people have served honorably and
admirably in America's armed forces.
In memory of their selfless service
and sacrifice, this monument was set
and dedicated by the . . . — — Map (db m180532) WM
Audre Lorde
Lesbian U.S. Poet and Activist
(1934 - 1992)
"It is not our differences that divide us. it is our inability
to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
- Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was a black . . . — — Map (db m181011) HM
Barbara Jordan
(Lesbian U.S. Congresswoman)
(1936 - 1996)
Barbara Jordan grew up in the historically black Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. She attended segregated public schools, and an all-black college, where she graduated magna cum . . . — — Map (db m183309) HM
Bayard Rustin
(Gay U.S. Civil Rights Activist)
(1912 - 1987)
On the forefront of A. Philip Randolph’s efforts to end segregation in the Armed Forces, Bayard Rustin was instrumental in obtaining President Harry S. Truman’s July 1948 . . . — — Map (db m180921) HM
Billy Strayhorn
Gay U.S. Composer, Arranger and Pianist
(1915 - 1967)
“If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.”
- Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn studied music at the Pittsburgh Music Institute. While . . . — — Map (db m185620) HM
Brewster Apartments
Enoch H. Turnock, architect
1893
The principles of skeleton-frame construction
that made possible tall commercial buildings
were used here for an early highrise apartment
building, originally known as the . . . — — Map (db m187901) HM
COLE PORTER
Gay American Composer
(1893 – 1964)
Cole Porter remains one of America's all-time greatest composers and songwriters
one of the few who wrote both the lyrics and the music. His hits include the
musical comedies the . . . — — Map (db m180700) HM
David Kato Kisule
Ugandan LGBT Activist
(1964 - 2011)
David Kato was born to the Kisule clan in its ancestral village of Nakawala. He first acknowledged his sexual orientation while teaching in Johannesburg. In 2005 he became . . . — — Map (db m181523) HM
Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung
(Chinese-American Physician)
(1889 - 1959)
Born in Santa Barbara, California, Dr. Chung was the first known American-born Chinese woman to become a physician. After completing her internship and residency in . . . — — Map (db m184986) HM
Dr. Sally K. Ride
Physicist, Astronaut, and Activist
(1951 – 2012)
"When I was a girl, I had a teacher who encouraged my interest in science.
She challenged me to be curious, to ask questions,
and to think about things for myself" . . . — — Map (db m180871) HM
Dr. Tom Waddell
Gay U.S. Athlete and Physician
Founder of the Gay Games
(1937 - 1987)
Entering college on a track scholarship to pursue a pre-med major, Tom Waddell earned his M.D. in 1965. Drafted into the Army in 1966, Waddell . . . — — Map (db m183328) HM
Dra. Antonia Pantoja
(Lesbian Puerto Rican Educator and Activist)
(1922 - 2002)
Antonia Pantoja overcame the poverty and circumstances of her childhood to become a schoolteacher who focused on the educational needs of disadvantaged . . . — — Map (db m181518) HM
[Panel 1:]
Ernie Banks
"Mr. Cub"
[Panel 2:]
Hit 512 home runs with more than 40 in a season five times. Had record five grand-slams in 1955. First to be elected N.L. Most Valuable Player two successive years, 1958-59. Led . . . — — Map (db m188832) HM
Fr. Mychal Judge
"The Saint of 9/11"
(1933 - 2001)
"Lord, take me where you want me to go. Let me meet who you want me to meet. Tell me
what you want me to say. And keep me out of your way."
– Fr. Mychal Judge
Fr. . . . — — Map (db m182060) HM
Frank Kameny
LGBT Civil Rights Pioneer
(1925 - 2011)
Institutionalized anti-gay bigotry during the McCarthy-Era drove astronomer Frank Kameny from his job at the U.S. Army Map Service and into the pantheon of modern LGBT activism. He . . . — — Map (db m184872) HM
FREDDIE MERCURY
Gay Rock & Roll Superstar
(1946 - 1991)
Born in 1946, to Bombay-born Parsi parents living in Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara's
musical talent first revealed itself during his early years as a pupil at an
English-style . . . — — Map (db m180598) HM
Frida Kahlo
(Bisexual Mexican Artist)
1907 - 1954
As a child Frida Kahlo was deeply affected by the armed struggles she witnessed on the streets of Mexico City; so much so that later in her life she would claim 1910 – the official . . . — — Map (db m182068) HM
Harvey Milk
(1st Openly Gay Man Elected to Public Office in the U.S.)
(1930 - 1978)
Harvey Milk, a U.S. Navy Veteran who served during the Korean War, was the first widely known and nationally recognized openly gay man . . . — — Map (db m186501) HM
James Baldwin
(Gay U.S. Author)
(1924 - 1987)
The preeminent African American intellectual of his era, James Baldwin wrote 17 books of prose, essays, plays, and poetry – works that had a profound influence on the development of a . . . — — Map (db m181284) HM
Jane Addams
(Lesbian U.S. Social Justice Pioneer and Author)
(1860 - 1935)
"America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence, we must watch what we teach, and how we . . . — — Map (db m181578) HM
Josephine Baker
Bisexual Civil Rights Activist and Entertainer
(1906 - 1975)
"Unfortunately, history has shown us that brotherhood must be learned, when it should be natural."
- Josephine Baker
Born to a humble . . . — — Map (db m181092) HM
Keith Haring
(Gay U.S. Artist)
(1958 - 1990)
In 1978, Keith Haring moved to New York to attend the School of Visual Arts. Energized by the influences he encountered, he developed a graffiti-inspired style emphasizing the line. . . . — — Map (db m182912) HM
Lincoln Park was created in response to concerns in the
1850's about the public health threat posed by a lakeside
cemetery. An unused section of the burial ground was
reserved as Lake Park in 186o, and renamed shortly after
President Abraham . . . — — Map (db m189175) HM
Lorraine Hansberry
Lesbian U.S. Feminist, Activist and Author
(1930 - 1965)
Born the daughter of a middle class Chicago businessman, Lorraine Hansberry’s life in many ways mirrored her art and dedication to social justice. After . . . — — Map (db m181847) HM
Marsha P. Johnson
Transgender African American Activist
(1945 - 1992)
"If a transvestite doesn't say I'm gay and proud and I'm a transvestite... nobody else is going to say it for them."
- Marsha P. Johnson
Malcolm . . . — — Map (db m181340) HM
Oscar Wilde
(British Dramatist, Poet, and Critic)
(1854 - 1900)
By the age of 40 Oscar Wilde was famous in Europe and the U.S. for penning The Picture of Dorian Gray, his influential political tract The Soul of a Man . . . — — Map (db m181022) HM
Pauli Murray
Non-binary African American Legal Scholar
(1910-1985)
Anna Pauline Murray began to grapple with sexual orientation and gender identity
while attending Hunter College in New York City. Murray adopted the . . . — — Map (db m188505) HM
Pearl M. Hart
Attorney
1890-1975
Pearl M. Hart practiced law in Chicago for
61 years as an advocate for the oppressed,
most notably children, women, immigrants
and homosexuals.
Hart grew up in the bustling Russian Jewish . . . — — Map (db m188273) HM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Gay Russian Classical Composer
(1840 – 1893)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was raised in a society that offered no public music
education. In spite of his aptitude for music, his parents sent him to a boarding . . . — — Map (db m180738) HM
Reinaldo Arenas
(Gay Cuban Author and Activist)
(1943 - 1990)
Born into rural poverty in Cuba, in 1959 he became an early supporter of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. But Arenas became increasingly disenchanted . . . — — Map (db m185932) HM
Ruth Ellis
Businesswoman and Senior Lesbian Activist
(1899 - 2000)
Ruth Ellis was born in Springfield, Illinois to parents who were conceived in the last years of slavery. Her life spanned through moments of great turmoil and . . . — — Map (db m182819) HM
Sgt. Leonard Matlovich
(Gay U.S. Military Pioneer)
(1943 - 1988)
Leonard Matlovich followed in his father's footsteps and volunteered for service in the Air Force. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam where he received a Bronze . . . — — Map (db m183658) HM
Stonewall
The Riot that Started a Revolution
June 28, 1969
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, law enforcement officials kept track of suspected homosexuals and the places that catered to them. Police regularly raided bars, seizing . . . — — Map (db m189475) HM
SYLVESTER
Gender Non-Conforming African-American Disco Singer
(1947 – 1988)
Sylvester James was born into a family of modest means in Los Angeles where, as a
Pentecostal church child, he become known for performing Aretha . . . — — Map (db m180602) HM
Sylvia Rivera
Transgender Hispanic Activist
(1951-2002)
"Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned."
- Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera was born an effeminate Puerto Rican/Venezuelan boy in New York City. She began . . . — — Map (db m181344) HM
In 1989, with friends from Indiana University, Mick Napier founded The Annoyance Theatre. A comedy theatre, bar, and training center, Annoyance has produced more than 500 original musicals, plays, improvisation and solo shows. Napier's books are . . . — — Map (db m180533) HM
The Harlem Renaissance
An African American Cultural Movement
1919 - 1929
The Harlem Renaissance emerged after World War I when an extraordinary collection of writers, poets, musicians, artists, and socialites converged on Harlem. . . . — — Map (db m189448) HM
The first U.S. law enacted to combat hate crimes – The Civil Rights Act of 1871 – tried to curtail Ku Klux Klan violence during the Post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. It would be another one hundred twenty years before the first federal . . . — — Map (db m188565) HM
The Pink Triangle
Gays in the Holocaust
World War II
Before the Nazi era, Berlin had been home to a vibrant gay and lesbian culture. At the conclusion of World War II, the Allies came upon Nazi concentration camps and other sites of . . . — — Map (db m189187) HM
Two Spirit
(Native American and Canadian Nation GLBT People)
Among both Native Americans and Canadian First Nations people there have existed, for untold centuries, individuals whose gender identity, sexual expression, and societal . . . — — Map (db m181857) HM
Vito Russo
Gay U.S. Activist and Film Historian
(1946 - 1990)
"I don’t know what was different about the way I was raised or the way I reacted, but I never once, not for a second, believed that it was wrong to be gay, that it was . . . — — Map (db m185212) HM
Walt Whitman
Gay U.S. Poet
(1819 - 1892)
Unlike many other poets, Whitman came from the working class and celebrated its unique contributions to American ideals. His groundbreaking Leaves of Grass was released in eight . . . — — Map (db m189394) HM
Wrigley Field opened on April 23, 1914, as the home of the Chicago Federals
of the Federal League. Designed by Zachary Taylor Davis and built for $250,000
in just two months, the ballpark became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916
and was the . . . — — Map (db m187160) HM
Wrigley Field
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
Opened April 23, 1914, this ballpark has been home to the Chicago
Cubs since 1916 and was the home of the Chicago Bears from 1921 to
1970. It played an important role . . . — — Map (db m192529) HM
Born in London, Abe Saperstein grew up in Chicago and began coaching basketball in college. He went on to become the owner, promoter, coach, and occasionally, at 5'3", substitute player of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein had . . . — — Map (db m234468) HM
On this site stood John N. Hills' residence, which boasted one of the three telephones of Lake View's first telephone system. The others were in the Town Hall and Pause's Saloon.
Erected by
Chicago's Charter Jubilee
Authenticated by Chicago . . . — — Map (db m235726) HM
[South-facing panel:]
Harry Caray served as the beloved
broadcast voice of the Cubs for
16 seasons.
In honor of his significant
contributions to baseball, Harry was
presented with the National Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum's . . . — — Map (db m235627) HM
This terra-cotta work of art by Milton Horn depicts a ram and an image of Pan, who in Greek mythology was the god of fields, forests, wild animals flock and shepherds. The sculpture is one of two identical pieces created in 1952 for the . . . — — Map (db m47842) HM
This ridge is an ancient beach or sand bar of Lake Michigan whose waters reached this point 8,000 years ago when the lake level was 20 feet higher than now. Clark Street runs north atop this ridge. The park ponds lie between such old beaches, . . . — — Map (db m47816) HM
One of the oldest and most important public sculptures in Chicago, this monument to America’s sixteenth president influenced a generation of sculptors due to its innovative combination of a natural-looking Lincoln-–depicted deep in thought as . . . — — Map (db m47815) HM
“Water has cut deeply into prairie soil. The clays and gravels of the Middle West are merely a thread on stone floors. In this loam, oak trees grass and corn take root.”
Alfred Caldwell, 1943
A peaceful oasis . . . — — Map (db m47844) HM
One of the most important historic landscapes in Chicago, this “hidden garden” in Lincoln Park was designed by note landscape architect Alfred Caldwell in the Prairie style. Inspired by his mentor Jens Jensen and the work of architect . . . — — Map (db m47845) HM
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site is a premier example of the Prairie style of landscape architecture. Alfred Caldwell, a landscape designer, architect, teacher and poet, . . . — — Map (db m47846) HM
[Front side text:]
Mawtheshnowen
The Potawatomi word for community (the act of gathering)
La palabra Potawatomi que significa la comunidad (el acto de reunirse)
Bringing Chicago Together
Chicago extends 25 miles along Lake . . . — — Map (db m242492) HM
[Front side text:]
Mawtheshnowen
The Potawatomi word for community (the act of gathering)
La palabra Potawatomi que significa la comunidad (el acto de reunirse)
Bringing Chicago Together
Chicago extends 25 miles along Lake . . . — — Map (db m242493) HM
Knonawen
The Potawatomi word for connected (the act of talking to others)
La palabra Potawatomi para la conexión (el acto de platicar con otros)
A Crossroads and Gathering Place
For thousands of years, Native people . . . — — Map (db m242495) HM
[Front side text:]
Pa wdesgéwen
The Potawatomi word for curious (the act of going about seeking things)
La palabra Potawatomi para la curiosidad (el acto de salir y buscar cosas)
Clues to the Past
History is everywhere . . . — — Map (db m242490) HM
[Front side text:]
Bgwëtth zhetthkéwen
The Potawatomi word for natural (the act of doing things naturally/wild)
La palabra Potawatomi para la natural (el acto de hacer algo al aire libre)
A City Made by Water
Though its . . . — — Map (db m242494) HM
[Text on front side:]
Wizhgéndëmowen
The Potawatomi word for resilient (the act of having strong thoughts)
La palabra potawatomi para la resistencia (el acto de mantener pensamientos fuertes)
Chicago in Ashes, Chicago Reborn
The . . . — — Map (db m242487) HM
[Front side text:]
Zhegagoynak
Pronounced zhu-gah-goy-nak
Place of Wild Onions
For thousands of years, this place—now known as Chicago—has been a thriving center of Indigenous life. Potawatomi people lived on and took care of this . . . — — Map (db m242488) HM
This was the site of the City Cemetery, Chicago's only public graveyard from 1843-1859. Extending from North Av. to Wisconsin St., there were more than 20,000 burials here. For nearly twenty years beginning in 1866, as the grounds were converted to . . . — — Map (db m10660) HM
This stone vault is the oldest structure standing within the Chicago Fire zone. It was erected in 1858 for Ira Couch, a wealthy hotelier who died at age 50 while wintering in Cuba. Though some theories exist, there is no official answer as to why . . . — — Map (db m10664) HM
In 1857, the Couch Brothers, owner’s of Chicago’s Tremont Hotel, built this mausoleum in what was then a public cemetery on the edge of Lake Michigan. Designed by John Van Osdel, Chicago’s first professional architect, the classically-inspired . . . — — Map (db m47814) HM
Elks National Memorial Headquarters Building
Egerton Swartwout, architect
1924-26
This building was constructed by the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, an American fraternal organization, in tribute to
the 1,037 Elks who died . . . — — Map (db m188338) HM WM
First exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the original version of this sculptural fountain was named in honor of suffragist and temperance reformer, Frances Willard. Several copies were made and installed in various cities by the . . . — — Map (db m242454) HM
The 1852 funeral for David Kennison was the most elaborate Chicago had ever seen. The City paid all expenses, and donated 2 cemetery lots, intending to erect a monument on his grave. That never happened. The legend of his exploits grew to unfeasible . . . — — Map (db m10657) HM
In Memory of
David Kennison
The Last Survivor of the
"Boston Tea Party"
who died in Chicago, February 24, 1852, aged 115 yrs, 3 mos, 17 da, and is buried near this spot.
This stone is erected by the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons . . . — — Map (db m10656) HM
Along with the South Pond and Lincoln Park Zoo, the landmark buildings of Café Brauer and Carlson Cottage have served Chicago for more than 100 years. Their history parallels the growth of the pond—and the city around it.
Timeless . . . — — Map (db m47818) HM
László Moholy-Nagy came to Chicago in 1937 to
direct the New Bauhaus, an experimental art and
design school. One of the most creative
personalities of his time, Moholy-Nagy was a
writer, painter, photographer, filmmaker,
teacher, . . . — — Map (db m188068) HM
Lincoln Park, named in 1865 for the assassinated President, gradually replaced the 22 year old City Cemetery. This urban cemetery land, already desired for park grounds, was first deemed a health hazard in 1859. That same year officials began . . . — — Map (db m10659) HM
Located in one of the country's oldest municipal zoological parks, the Lion House blends both the grandly-scaled public architecture of the Classical style with the innovative Prarie style developed by Chicago architects in the early 20th century. . . . — — Map (db m10653) HM
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