Historical Marker
Patterson-McCormick Mansion
Historical marker location:
20 E. Burton Place, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker is on East Burton Place near Astor Street, on the right when traveling west.)
The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.