Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Caution Road Construction Near the Park

There is road construction near the park visitor center along 111th St. and S. Cottage Avenue. Please use caution and allow extra travel time when visiting. Construction is expected to last through the fall. In addition, on occasion the vehicle entrance for parking at 610 E. 111th street is limited to one lane.

Overview

In a growing Chicago neighborhood, diverse people and stories intertwined. All were seeking opportunity. Some succeeded. Others were limited—by race, gender, or economic status. Their stories came together in Pullman, a planned industrial community famed for its urban design and architecture.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Administration Clock Tower Building Visitor Center: Pullman National Historical Park is a living, historic neighborhood composed of primarily private residences. Due to it being an active neighborhood just as in any other urban area, visitors are free to explore whenever they feel comfortable. The Administration Clock Tower Building Visitor Center is open to the public.

Getting there

The Administration Clock Tower Building Visitor Center is located at the corner of 111th Street and S. Cottage Grove Avenue. The parking lot entrance on 111th Street (DO NOT drive through the historic stone worker's gate entrance).

Visitor centers

  • Administration Clock Tower Building Visitor Center

Weather

The park lies in a humid continental zone with a generally temperate climate. Chicago winters are mildly cold with average temperatures around 26 degrees (F). Summers are hot and humid with an average temperature around 72 degrees (F). Average annual total rainfall is about 36". Snowfall in the winter is moderate with an average total snowfall of about 38".

Phone: 773 928-7257

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

The homes lining the Pullman streets
The homes in Pullman · NPS Image
The front of the Hotel Florence in Pullman
The Hotel Florence · NPS Image
A large tour group in Pullman
A large tour group in Pullman · NPS Image
An image of the Greenstone Church with the sun peeking over the top of it
The Greenstone Church · NPS Image

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