Kennicott Grove

Kennicott Grove
John Kennicott House in 2010
Kennicott Grove is located in Illinois
Kennicott Grove
Kennicott Grove is located in the United States
Kennicott Grove
LocationGlenview, Illinois
Coordinates42°5′13″N 87°52′12″W / 42.08694°N 87.87000°W / 42.08694; -87.87000
Area50 acres (200,000 m2)
Built1856
NRHP reference No.73000698
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1973[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 7, 1976[2]

Kennicott Grove is an area of prairie and wooded lands that includes the home of John Kennicott (1802–1863) and his family, including his son Robert Kennicott (1835–1866). John Kennicott was an agriculturalist and a doctor. Robert Kennicott was a naturalist and an explorer, who founded the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The grove is 123 acres (0.50 km2) in size. It is located near the intersection of Milwaukee Ave. and Lake Ave. in Glenview, Illinois, in the United States. Kennicott Grove was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][3] The site is maintained by the Glenview Park District as The Grove National Historic Landmark or also The Grove, and contains a nature interpretive center, historic buildings (some original and some recreated), and nature trails.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Kennicott Grove". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  3. ^ James Sheire (January 7, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kennicott Grove -- the Robert Kennicott House / The Grove". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help). Accompanying photos, exterior and aerial, from 1973 and 1975. (1.30 MB)
  4. ^ "The Grove National Historic Landmark", Glenview Park District. Retrieved 2012-11-27.