Illinois Centennial Monument is an impressive monument located in Logan Square Chicago's newest hipster area. It is both a Chicago Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1918 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Illinois' statehood, the monument is part of a beautiful series of boulevards that stretch south and east. The column was designed by Henry Bacon who was also the architect of the famed Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.. It is a single 70-foot tall marble Doric column topped by an eagle. The reliefs surrounding the base depict figures of Native Americans, explorers, farmers and laborers intended to show the great changes experienced during the state's 1st century. While Bacon designed the column, Evelyn Beatrice Longman designed and sculpted the reliefs. Ms. Longman was the first woman sculptor to be elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1919.
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