The Pillars
The Pillars is a monument in River Forest Township, Cook, Illinois. The Pillars is situated nearby to the park The Triangle, as well as near the sports venue Geiseman Gymnasium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Concordia University Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.
Concordia University Chicago
University
Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Formerly a college exclusively for educating teachers for parochial schools, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and enrolls more than 5,000 students. Concordia University Chicago is situated 410 feet north of The Pillars.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Museum
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a historic house museum in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1889 by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who lived there with his family for two decades and expanded it multiple times, and consists of two interconnected structures. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is situated 3,100 feet southeast of The Pillars.
Dominican University
University
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Dominican University is a private Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees, certificate programs, and PhDs in information studies and Applied Social Justice. Dominican University is situated 3,900 feet northwest of The Pillars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include River Forest and Oak Park.
River Forest
Village
River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.
Oak Park
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Oak Park is a city of 52,000 people in the Chicagoland area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Forest Park
Village
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Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.
The Pillars
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: River Forest Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89851° or 41° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-87.80947° or 87° 48′ 34″ westOpen location code
86HJV5XR+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 712790343OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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