- Robert Allerton
Robert Allerton (1873-1964), born in
Chicago, Illinois , United States, was the son and sole heir ofFirst National Bank of Chicago founderSamuel Allerton . In 1951 he legally adopted as his son his life partner, John Gregg (1899-1986).Robert Allerton enjoyed traveling to countries around the world. In these countries he would buy statues of all kinds, which were then placed in his estate. His estate is now called Allerton Park. Most of the statues are in no longer in Allerton Park, but there are still a few left for tourists to look at.
The former home of Robert and John Gregg Allerton on
Kauai ,Hawaii is nowAllerton Garden , part of theNational Tropical Botanical Garden .The
University of Illinois 'sRobert Allerton Park nearMonticello, Illinois and the botanical journal Allertonia are named after Robert Allerton. The main building of theArt Institute of Chicago , where he served as the honorary president and trustee, was renamed the Allerton Building in his honor in 1968.References and external links
* Bruce Shenitz. 2007. The Garden of Eden. Minus Eve. "Out" September 2007: 84-90.
* [http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.php Allerton Garden]
* [http://www.uis.edu/archives/memoirs/ALLERTON.pdf John Gregg Allerton Memoir]
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