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Famous People
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Illinois
Chicago
Charnley-Persky
House
1365 N Astor
Street
Chicago IL 60610
Phone
312 573-1365
Web Site
http://www.sah.org/Charnley_House/Charnley-Persky-Home.htm
Description
designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, important modern design
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus
Famous People
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Architecture
New or Updated:
05/21/2003
IL
Chicago
Frank Lloyd
Wright Building Conservancy
4657
North Ravenswood Ave
Chicago
IL
60640
Phone
773 784-7334
Web Site
http://www.savewright.org/
Description
society to conserve Wright buildings, image
gallery, buildings for sale
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Architecture
New or
Updated:
9/27/2005
Illinois
Chicago
Glessner House Museum
114 4th St
Chicago IL 99801
Phone 907 586-3572
Fax 907 586-3203
Web Site www.juneau.lib.ak.us/parks&rec/museum
E-mail Mary_Pat_Wyatt@mail.ci.juneau.ak.us
Description Local museum with emphasis on gold mining (1880-1944), Tlingit culture, pioneer life
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Field of Study Science Facility Architecture |
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Illinois
Decatur
Governor Oglesby Mansion Inc
421 West William Street
Decatur 62522
Phone 217 429-9422
Web Site www.fgi.net/%7emccd/oglesby.htm
Description home of 3 time
Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study Science Facility Politics
Era 1874
Illinois
Dixon
John Deere Historic Site
8393 South Main
Dixon IL 61021
Phone 815 652-4551
Web Site *****
Alt Web http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/history/granddetour.html?sidenavstate=0000000101
Description archaeological site of
blacksmith shop where John Deere developed steel plow, site holds shop, home, visitor center, prairie
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Famous People
Building Type Trade/Craft
Industry /Profession Farming
New or Updated: 05/24/2003
Illinois
Galena
Felt Manor Guest House
125 South Prospect Street
Galena IL 61036
Phone 815 777-9093
Web Site www.feltmanor.com/
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Illinois
Galesburg
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site
313 East Third Street
Galesburg IL 61401
Phone 309 342-2361
Fax 309 342-2141
Web Site http://www.state.il.us/HPA/Sites/CarlSandburg.htm
Alt Web http://www.sandburg.org/
Description childhood home of poet and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, visitor center & museum
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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Illinois
Oak Park
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum
200 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park IL 60302
Phone 708 848-2222
Web Site www.oprf.com/Hemingway/
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
IL
Oak Park
Frank Lloyd
Wright Preservation Trust
931
Chicago Ave
Oak Park
IL
60302
Phone
708 848-1976
Web Site
http://www.wrightplus.org/
Description
maintains & operates Wright Home & Studio in
Oak Park
and Robie House in Chicago
Type of
Resource
History Related Organization
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Architecture
New or
Updated:
9/27/2005
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IL
Plano
Farnsworth House
14520 River Road
Plano
IL
60545
Phone
630 552-6622
Web Site
http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/home.htm
Alt Web
http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/farnsworth/
Description
Mies van der Rohe's famous house on 60 acres
along the Fox River, with
sculpture park
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus
Famous People
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Architecture
Collection N-Z
Sculpture
New or Updated:
10/27/2004 |
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Illinois
Springfield
Dana-Thomas House SHS
201 East Lawrence
Springfield IL 62704
Phone 217 782-6776
Web Site http://www.dana-thomas.org/
Alt Web http://www.online-springfield.com/sites/dth.html
E-mail mailto:dthf@warpnet.net
Description early Frank Lloyd Wright prairie style house with much original furniture and glass items in place
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Era 1902Springfield
Vachel Lindsay House
603 South 5th Street
Springfield IL
Phone
Web Site http://www.springfield.il.us/TOURISM/visitor/sites.html
Alt Web http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/lindsay.htm
Description famed poet's home has strong connections to
Abraham Lincoln, recently restored to 1917 appearance
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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Illinois
Wheaton
Cantigny Estate, Robert McCormick Museum & First D
1 Winfield Road
Wheaton IL 60187
Phone 630 260-8169
Web Site www.rrmtf.org/cantigny/
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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IN
Angola
General Lewis B
Hershey Museum
Perry T Ford Library, Tri-State U
300 South Darling
Angola
IN
46703
Phone
260 665-4162
Web Site
http://www.tristate.edu/CAMPUS%20TOUR%2000/LIBRARY.htm
Description
located in library building, flags and history of
Selective service system
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Famous People
Owner/Operator:
Tri-State University
New or Updated: 8/2/2006
Indiana
Bean Blossom
Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park
5163 N State Road 135 N
Bean Blossom IN 46160
Phone 812 988-0333
Web Site www.beanblossom.com
Description located at the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival site, celebrates bluegrass music
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
Industry Profession Music
Indiana
Columbia City
Whitley County Historical Museum
108 West Jefferson Street
Columbia City IN 46725
Phone 260
244-6372
Fax 260 244-6384
Web Site http://home.whitleynet.org/historical/
E-mail mailto:Whitley County Museum
Description home of Vice President Thomas Marshall, with local history and annex with exhibits
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study Science Facility Politics
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Ben-Hur Museum
Wallace Avenue & Pike Street
Crawfordsville IN 47933
Phone 765-364-5769
Alt Phone 765 364-5175
Web Site www.ben-hur.com/index2.html
E-mail study@wico.com
Description located in private study of Civil War General Lew Wallace who later wrote famous novel
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Owner/Operator: City of Crawfordsville
Indiana
Dana
Ernie Pyle State Historic Site
120 W Briarwood
PO Box 338
Dana
IN
47847
Phone
765 665-3633
Web Site
http://www.in.gov/ism/HistoricSites/ErniePyle/Historic.asp
E-mail
mailto:erniepyle@abcs.com
Description
birthplace of WW II journalist front-line
journalist of the everyday soldier,
also holds
two WW II Quonset huts that serve as Visitor Center
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus
Famous People
Era
WW II
New or Updated:
07/08/2003
Indiana
Fairmount
James Dean Memorial Gallery
425 North Main Street
PO Box 55
Fairmount IN 46928
Phone 765 948-3326
Web Site http://jamesdeangallery.com/
Description tribute to famous actor who died young
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Industry Profession Movies |
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