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The former cemetery that is Lincoln Park was named in honor of
American President Abraham Lincoln shortly after his assassination
in 1865. The park covers over 1,200 acres. Renowned artists, landscape
designers and architects have contributed to the park’s
development, including sculptor Augustus-Saint Gaudens, landscape
designers Ossian Cole Simonds and Alfred Caldwell, and architects
Joseph Lyman Silsbee and Dwight H. Perkins.
The Conservatory itself was constructed between 1890 and 1895
with the purpose of showcasing exotic plants, as well as to grow
1,000’s of plants for other Chicago Parks. There are 4 display
houses in the Conservatory: Palm House, Fern Room, Orchid House
and Show House. The Conservatory is open every day of the year
from 9am to 5pm, and admission is free.
The grounds outside the Lincoln Park Conservatory are a popular
spot in the summer. Picnicker and joggers enjoy the lush and tranquil
grounds the park has to offer.
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