Author: Chicago Historical Society

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781527764521

Excerpt from A Museum of American History, Founded 1856: Illustrated Handbook The Chicago Historical Society stands in the southwest corner of Lincoln Park at the intersection of Clark Street and North Ave nue, just fifteen minutes from the Loop or business section of the city. Facing the spreading lawns of Lincoln Park and the blue waters of Lake Michigan in the distance, this Georgian building of red brick and white limestone commands a view of the famous St. Gaudens' statue of Abraham Lincoln. The Chicago Historical Society is served by all Clark Street car lines and by the Broadway line on State Street, both to and from the Loop. Northbound buses stop at Burton Place for visitors to the Historical Society, southbound buses at North Avenue, and elevated trains at Sedgwick Street. The building of the Society is located at the point where Dearborn Street enters Lincoln Park. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.