MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
The Museum includes static, growing and changing exhibits. It may also include short-term or traveling exhibits. We invite you to join or donate. Reservations are encouraged. A voluntary $5 donation is asked for admission.
Tours of the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House
Current exhibits inlude:
Exhibit Room 1: Margaret’s Room
Margaret Crippen was married in a ceremony and reception held on the front lawn of the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House in 1927. This exhibit, housed in a period-decorated bedroom, includes photographs of Margaret’s wedding to Harvey Howard, excerpts from her journal while a student at Northwestern University and other personal and period items.
Exhibit Room 2: Norwood Park History
This room contains photographs, maps and objects that tell the story of Norwood Park’s growth from a pioneer farming settlement to an independent 19th Century railroad suburb to a city neighborhood. While many items contained in this exhibit remain on permanent display, changing stories are told through the addition of new or infrequently seen items from the NPHS archives.
Exhibit Room 3: 150 Years of Norwood Park
A new exhibit, entitled Celebrating 150 Years of Norwood Park, debuted on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at our annual Norwood Park Birthday Party. The exhibit provides new information on the pre-history of Norwood Park, its time as a farming community, the formation of the Village (incorporated July 25, 1874), and its annexation into the City of Chicago (November 7, 1893). New, current-day, photos were added to complement our existing exhibit to illustrate Then and Now.
Exhibit Room 4: Can You Dig It?
Digging Into the Past is an exhibit of an extensive collection of artifacts dug up from beneath the lawns of the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House. Through the years many events have taken place on the front lawn. With each event, things that were accidentally dropped in the grass have become little pieces of history! These include coins, toys, animal bones and other treasures. Also added, Kitchen items used before electric service was brought into the home.
