National Historic Landmark · tomb · Forest Park, Illinois

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Monument in Forest Park, Illinois, U.S.. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1997
Graves of William Z. Foster (1881–1966), Raymond Hansbrough (1903–1950), Eugene Dennis (1904–1961), Jack Johnstone (1881–1942), Jack Stachel (1900–1965), and Esther Foster (died 1965) at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, ILHaymarket Martyr's Memorial RearHaymarket Martyr's MemorialHaymarket Martyrs Monument (7402970314)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument and sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in labor unrest who were blamed, convicted, and executed for the still unsolved bombing during the Haymarket affair (1886). The monument's bronze sculptural elements are by artist Albert Weinert. On February 18, 1997, the monument was designated a National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeObject
Address863 S. Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL
CountyCook County
ListedFeb 18, 1997
Reference number97000343
Type of placetomb
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 objects

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address863 S. Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL
Coordinates41.84280, -87.81934 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 15 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 35 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97000343. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.