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Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home

Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home
Mettawa
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The Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home was built in 1938 by Adlai Stevenson II and his wife, Ellen Borden. The estate is a designated Illinois Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The home is located in southeast Lake County near Mettawa and Vernon Hills. The entrance is on Saint Mary’s Road south of Illinois Route 60 (Townline Road).

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Programs Offered

Adlai Stevenson home, photo by Jess Smith
All the Way with Adlai

Take a closer look at this influential and important figure in United States political history by visiting the place he fondly called home. Students will examine his 1952 and 1956 campaigns to learn more about the presidential election process.

Call 847-968-3321 to reserve this program.

Field Trip
5-12
Year-round
Stevenson Home, photo by Chip Williams
Teacher Training: The Importance of Local History

Tour the home of Adlai E. Stevenson II to learn more about this important historical figure and how to incorporate local history into teaching U.S. and world history. CPDU credit is available. Register online.

Teacher Programs
Thursday, February 25, 2010