Adler Planetarium
Astronomical museum in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1930 by Ernest Grunsfeld, Jr. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Adler Planetarium is a municipal public museum for astronomy in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is operated by the Chicago Park District, a municipal government agency of the City of Chicago. It is the first planetarium in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Feb 27, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000819 |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Ernest Grunsfeld, Jr |
| Type of place | astronomical museum, planetarium, nonprofit organization |
| Visitors per year | 450,632 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL |
| Website | adlerplanetarium.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 41.86619, -87.60673 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 12 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 26 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 31 mi · Dunbar Group Site 34 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87000819. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.