McLean County Museum of History

The McLean County Museum of History is an AAM accredited institution located in . It is the principal asset of the McLean County Historical Society, an Illinois nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1892 to study local history.
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Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Tuesday: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
    May—September: Sunday 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: history museum in Bloomington, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Mclean County Historical Museum”
  • Address: 200 North Main Street, Bloomington, IL
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McLean County Courthouse and Square and Bloomington Central Business District.

Heritage site
The is located in downtown . The site is on the National Register of Historic Places and encompasses the old Courthouse and the courthouse-facing sides of three downtown blocks.

Heritage site
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The is a historic district in downtown , . The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character. is situated 580 feet north of McLean County Museum of History.

Stadium
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is an arena in downtown , . It is on the southwest corner of Madison Street and Front Street. The arena opened to the public on April 1, 2006. is situated 920 feet southwest of McLean County Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include White Place Historic District and Cedar Crest Addition Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district includes houses on White Place, North Clinton Boulevard, and the east side of Fell Avenue bordered to the south by Empire Street and Emerson Street to the north.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential subdivision and historic district in , . The subdivision is bounded roughly by Division Street to the south, Highland Avenue to the north, Fell Avenue to the west, and a local recreation trail, the Constitution Trail, to the east.

Town
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is a town in , United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. is the smaller of two principal cities of the metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the . is situated 2 miles north of McLean County Museum of History.

McLean County Museum of History

Latitude
40.48001° or 40° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-88.99415° or 88° 59′ 39″ west
Elevation
823 feet (251 metres)
Operator
McLean County Historical Society
Open location code
86GHF2J4+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 549225801
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­courthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­courthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q14687864
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“McLean County Museum of History” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “麥克萊恩縣歷史博物館”
  • Japanese: “マクリーン歴史博物館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Square and Cruisin‘ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center.

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