Zimmer Residence

Historical marker location:

145 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove, Illinois

( Marker is on Old McHenry Road, on the left when traveling west.)

1898.

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.