Kennicott Grove

Infobox_nrhp | name =Kennicott Grove
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= Glenview, Illinois
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 5 | lat_seconds = 13 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 52 | long_seconds = 12 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Illinois
area = 50 acres
built =1856
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= January 07, 1976cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1329&ResourceType=Building
title=Kennicott Grove |accessdate=2007-10-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = August 13, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=73000698

Kennicott Grove was the home of Robert Kennicott. Kennicott founded the Chicago Academy of Sciences.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73000698.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kennicott Grove -- the Robert Kennicott House / The Grove] |437 KB|date=August, 1975 |author=James Sheire |publisher=National Park Service. PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73000698.pdf Accompanying photos, exterior and aerial, from 1973 and 1975.] |1.30 MB]

It is located at Milwaukee and Lake Avenues, in Glenview.

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