In Good Spirits: Chicago's Graceland Cemetery

Event Details

When
10/24/2006 - 1:00pm
Where
275 Mohawk Trl
Lake Zurich, IL, 60047-2454
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Lake
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Ela Area Public Library
Where
275 Mohawk Trl
Lake Zurich, IL, 60047-2454
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Lake
Fee: 
Free. Open to the Public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Ela Area Public Library
A Road Scholar program by Barbara Geiger

Graceland Cemetery is such a significant Midwestern landscape that it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This slide presentation will offer a close look at THE cemetery for Gilded Age Chicago's movers and shakers through historic and contemporary photos. Featuring a collection of architecturally important monuments and little-known stories of important Chicagoans, this virtual tour presents a thorough overview of nationally prominent landscape architect O.C. Simonds's (1855-1931) beautifully designed and meticulously maintained pastoral setting at Graceland.

For more information call Christy Wagner, 847.438.3433.