- Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
- Oak Park
Maintains two museum sites: Wright's home and studio in Oak Park, and the Robie House, on the University of Chicago campus.
www.wrightplus.org
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
- Chicago
Historic site and memorial to Jane Addams, housed in two of the original Hull House buildings. Information about her life and work, and museum programs.
www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html
- Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
- Oak Park
Fosters understanding of the life and work of Ernest Hemingway with emphasis on his Oak Park origins and his impact on world literature.
www.hemingway.org
- Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois (1889-1909)
- Oak Park
Walking tours and overviews of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings and houses in the village of Oak Park.
www.oprf.com/flw
- Clarke House Museum@ - Chicago
Read about Clarke House, the oldest surviving building in Chicago. Sites offer historical background, architecture style, museum archive, and pictures of the 1836 Greek Revival style house located in the Prairie Avenue Historical District, Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Buildings_and_Monuments/Clarke_House
- DuSable Museum of African-American History
- Chicago
Independent Chicago institution preserving and interpreting historical experiences and achievements.
www.dusablemuseum.org
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
- Chicago
African American labor history museum located in the Pullman District.
www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com
- Graue Mill and Museum
- Oak Brook
Built in 1852, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
www.grauemill.org
- LaPorte County Historical Society & Museum
- LaPorte
www.lapcohistsoc.org
- Westchester Township Historical Museum
- Chesterton
Featuring Native American, pioneer, Victorian, and 20th c. artifacts and photographs.
wpl.lib.in.us/museum
- Charles G. Dawes House
- Evanston
Tourable National Historic Landmark, with historical collection.
www.EvanstonHistorical.org
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