Historical Marker
Weistar House
Historical marker location:
515 Chestnut St, Chester, Illinois
( Marker is on Chestnut Street west of West Taylor Street (Illinois Route 150), on the left when traveling east.)
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893. The fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World, and it attracted over 27 million visitors from around the world.