Hours: May through September. Wednesday: Dusk-finish.
Address:
2892 W. Stephenson St.
Phone: 815-232-6341
Our Email: FrprtParks@aol.com
Come visit us in Freeport, Illinois
This lovely museum is housed in an Italianate home built by Oscar and Malvina Taylor in 1857. The Taylor home was the social center of Freeport in its time and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Freeport, IL MuseumsThis historic movie theater built in 1922 features first-run movies daily on six screens. The Lindo Theatre, designed by world famous Chicago architects and brothers, C.W. Rapp and George L. Rapp, opened on April 17, 1922. John Dittman, owner of several other Freeport theatres, constructed it.
Freeport, IL Historic TheatresFor model railroad aficionados, and everyone else who ever enjoyed model trains, this model railroad is a 103' by 24'
Freeport, IL Railroad HistoryThe Civil War Soldiers Monument on the southwest corner was dedicated in 1871 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is made of Joliet marble with a 12-foot square base and is 83
Freeport, IL MemorialsExperience the history of the second of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. It was at this site on August 27, 1858 that the Freeport Doctrine, an important statement regarding slavery and state'
Freeport, IL Historic SitesView the night sky through the 12-inch Newtonian telescope on clear Wednesdays at dusk. ...
View the stars and planets every Tuesday and Saturday. Free public viewing is guided by our staff. Closed if cloudy....