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Gillson Beach House
National Register Local
A beach on Lake Ave, with 10 places within a five-minute walk. One of 41 parks & outdoors in Wilmette.
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On the National Register since 2024
Gillson Park and Wilmette Harbor Historic District
Gillson Park and Wilmette Harbor Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2024. It is significant for its landscape design and town planning at the local level. The district takes in 2 historic buildings.
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Directions →101 Lake Ave
The nearest neighbor is Wallace Bowl, 2 min walk away.
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10 places within a five-minute walk of Gillson Beach House.
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Address
101 Lake Ave
Hours
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Phone
(847) 256-9661
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Status
Open
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.