Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum
Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum is a museum in Elgin Township, Kane, Illinois which is located on Saint Charles Street. Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum is situated nearby to Elgin National Watch Company Observatory, as well as near the railway station National Street/Elgin station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and National Street/Elgin station.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum.
National Street/Elgin station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. National Street/Elgin station is situated 2,500 feet west of Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum.
Elgin station
Railway station
Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.6 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. Elgin station is situated 1 mile northwest of Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin Historic District and Elgin.
Elgin Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches.
Elgin
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
South Elgin
Town
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries. South Elgin is situated 2½ miles southwest of Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum.
Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: 533 Saint Charles Street, Elgin, IL 60120
- Categories: building, tourism, fire station, and tourist attraction
- Location: Elgin Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.02581° or 42° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-88.26949° or 88° 16′ 10″ westElevation
774 feet (236 metres)Open location code
86JH2PGJ+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 601182310OpenStreetMap feature
building=fire_stationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4890872
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