Robert B. Latham Home

Historical marker location:

1 Latham Pl, Lincoln, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Latham Place and Kickapoo Street, on the left when traveling west on Latham Place.)

Marker installed: 1964

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.