Many sites will close at 4
p.m. instead of 5 p.m. Outdoor sites such as Lincoln's New Salem
will close at 4 p.m. during November through February because of
darkness. Some other sites will close at 4 p.m. because visitation
drops off dramatically in late afternoon during the winter, and
staff will use the 4 to 5 p.m. hour to maintain the site's
collections. Most sites are currently open five days per week but
will increase to seven days per week from the middle of spring
through Labor Day 2006 as a result of a budget initiative by Gov.
Rod Blagojevich.
2005-2006 Illinois State Historic Site schedule
All sites closed on the following holidays this season: Veterans
Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther
King Jr.'s Birthday, Presidents Day, Columbus Day.
Apple River Fort,
Elizabeth
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Bishop Hill, Bishop
Hill
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Black Hawk, Rock
Island
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Cahokia Courthouse,
Cahokia
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Cahokia Mounds,
Collinsville
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Carl Sandburg
Birthplace, Galesburg
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Dana-Thomas House,
Springfield
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., year-round.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
David Davis
Mansion, Bloomington
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., year-round.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Douglas Tomb,
Chicago
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Fort de Chartres,
Prairie du Rocher
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Fort Kaskaskia,
Ellis Grove
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Campground will remain open seven days per week year-round.
Ulysses S. Grant
Home, Galena
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
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Jubilee College, Brimfield
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Lewis and Clark, Hartford
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Lincoln-Herndon Law
Offices, Springfield
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Lincoln Log Cabin,
Lerna
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Lincoln's New
Salem, Petersburg
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Lincoln Tomb,
Springfield
Open seven days a week year-round, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Martin-Boismenue
House, North Dupo
Open Saturday only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. year-round.
Metamora
Courthouse, Metamora
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., March-October.
Mount Pulaski
Courthouse, Mount Pulaski
Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. year-round.
Old Market House,
Galena
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., March 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week, May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Old State Capitol,
Springfield
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-April 15.
Open seven days per week April 16-Sept. 4, 2006.
Pierre Menard Home,
Ellis Grove
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
Postville
Courthouse, Lincoln
Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. year-round.
Vachel Lindsay
Home, Springfield
Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., year-round.
Vandalia
Statehouse, Vandalia
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November-February.
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 1-May 28.
Open seven days per week May 29-Sept. 4, 2006.
[Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency news release] |