In 2024, Gillson Park and Wilmette Harbor were designated a historic district and placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, a designation honoring its exceptional significance. Gillson Park (named Washington Park until 1955) was created out of landfill from dredging the waterway that is now Wilmette Harbor. It was laid […] The post History By Design: Prairie landscape meets the lake in Gillson Park, Wilmett…
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