Overton Hygienic Building

Historical marker location:

3619-27 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on South State Street south of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Chicago Landmark.

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo originally housed a pair of swans, but it has since grown to house over 1,000 animals from around the world.