Grayslake Heritage Center
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The Grayslake Heritage Center restored and preserved the village’s first Village Hall on Hawley Street, home of the current Grayslake Historical Museum.
It includes 7,600-square-feet of exposition, education, archival and meeting spaces, and provides a community room for public use. These facilities allow the Historical Society to greatly expand its programs, services, and displays in our historic downtown area.
The Village of Grayslake, the Grayslake Historical Society and private donations all made the Heritage Center a reality.
- Handicap Accessible: elevators
- Founding Date: 2010
- Parking: On-street: free
- Private events: Yes
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I visited as a parent helper during a grade school field trip. The new building is sparkling and there are lots of very interesting things to see, especially for sports fans. There is not much here at all for children though. One of the older staff members that was there that day clearly did not like children, did absolutely nothing to engage the kids and expected them all to be "library quiet" even though we were the only people in the building at the time. (I should mention that the other staff member that handled the sports area and vehicles area was very friendly and pretty good with the kids.) Adults, especially older adults, may find the displays very interesting. There are many blown up photographs, period items, and it does do a very good job of bringing the old times back to life. However, I would not really recommend this attraction for children or a family outing. I'm sure they would get more visitors if it was more kid-friendly.