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Chicago History Museum

Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society. The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret 's history. The museum and library has been located in since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Chicago, United States
  • Also known as: “Chicago Historical Museum” and “Chicago History Museum Research Center”
  • Historically known as: “Chicago Historical Society”
  • Address: 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moody Church and Abraham Lincoln: The Man.

Church
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The is a historic evangelical Christian church in the neighborhood of , .

Memorial
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is a larger-than-life size 12-foot bronze of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The original statue is in in , and later re-castings of the statue have been given as diplomatic gifts from the United States to the United Kingdom, and to Mexico. is situated 410 feet northeast of Chicago History Museum.

Tomb
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is situated 340 feet north of Chicago History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Gold Coast Historic District.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood and historic district in and , Chicago, . It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including , one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.

Quarter
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The is a historic district in , Illinois. Part of Chicago's community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.

Neighborhood
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The or Midtown-North is a historic district in the community area of , . The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.

Chicago History Museum

Latitude
41.91199° or 41° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
-87.63152° or 87° 37′ 54″ west
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Levels
3
Open location code
86HJW969+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23987046
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4887447
Wiki­data ID
Q2963315
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