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Naper Settlement, established in 1969, is a 12-acre (49,000 m 2) outdoor history museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings and structures from the Naperville, Illinois area. Many buildings were moved here from their original locations and refurbished in a style fitting of ...
The Old Nichols Library is a historic building on Washington Street in Naperville, Illinois. The building was designed by Mifflin E. Bell [citation needed] in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. [1] The building served as the original public library for Naperville from its construction in 1897 until 1986, when the library operations moved to ...
Naper Settlement is an outdoor history museum representing the era of Naperville's founding. [78] Naper Settlement was established by the Naperville Heritage Society and the Naperville Park District in 1969 to preserve some of the community's oldest buildings. [25] Reconstructions of Fort Payne and the Pre-Emption House stand as part of the museum.
Naperville Historic District. Roughly bounded by Juilian, Highland, Chicago, Jackson, Eagle, and 5th Sts. / 41.77556°N 88.15194°W / 41.77556; -88.15194. The Naperville Historic District is a set of 613 buildings in Naperville, Illinois. Of these 613 buildings, 544 contribute to the historical integrity of the area.
Max Nordeen's Wheels Museum, Woodhull [ 83][ 84] McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, Chicago, closed in 2009. Motorola Museum of Electronics, Schaumburg [ 85][ 86] Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, closed in 2009. Museum of Holography, Chicago [ 87] National Museum of Surveying, Springfield, closed in 2013.
Illinois State Capitol, Sangamon County. Dennis Otte Round Barn, Stephenson County. Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Lee County. Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria County. General Dean Suspension Bridge, Clinton County. This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total.
Moser Tower (often referred to as the Naperville Bell Tower) is a structure built in Naperville, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1999 to commemorate the third millennium and 21st century. [1][2] It is 160 feet (49 m) tall and contains the Millennium Carillon, a carillon of 72 bells. [3] The carillon structure is said to be one of the ...
Joseph Naper, also known as " Joe Naper " and " Captain Joseph Naper " (1798–1862), was an early Illinois pioneer, ship captain, shipbuilder, businessman, surveyor, state militia officer, soldier, politician, and city planner. In 1831, Naper and his brother John were credited with founding Naper's Settlement. Besides Galena, Illinois (1827 ...