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Getty Tomb
Photo: David Gleason (mindfrieze), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Getty Tomb

Also known as Getty Family Mausoleum

On the National Register since 197452 years
Listed 1974Chicago
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Getty Tomb

Getty Tomb, at Graceland Cemetery, N. Clark St. and W. Irving Park Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 15, 1974. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the national level.

What it isMausoleum in Chicago, Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 15 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Graceland Cemetery, N. Clark St. and W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Getty TombStart here
  2. 2Malden TowersBuilt 1928 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Sheridan Park Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Uptown Broadway BuildingCommercial · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Uptown Square Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DGraceland CemeteryChicago0.3 miDEast Ravenswood Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miDBuena Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBSheridan Plaza HotelBuilding0.5 miBBalaban & Katz Uptown TheatreBuilding0.6 miBHermitage ApartmentsBuilding0.7 miBEpworth Methodist Episcopal ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.7 miDAlta Vista Terrace Historic DistrictClassical Renaissance0.8 miBTeich, Curt, and Company BuildingRomanesque0.8 miBPattington ApartmentsBuilding0.8 miDCastlewood TerraceColonial Revival0.8 miBImmaculata High School (Additional Documentation)Built 19210.9 mi★Wrigley FieldStructure1 miB42nd Precinct Police StationClassical Revival · Built 19071 miBThe AquitaniaClassical Revival · Built 19231 miDWest Argyle Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)District1 miDWest Argyle Street Historic District (Additional Documentation)Classical Revival1 mi

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Questions about Getty Tomb

Is Getty Tomb on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 15, 1974 (Register number 74000750).

Is Getty Tomb a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Wrigley Field, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Getty Tomb?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Getty Tomb?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 15 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28892220 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.