Visitor Information
 

The Bureau County Historical Society Museum is located behind the Courthouse square at the intersection of beautiful Park Avenue West and Pleasant Street in Princeton, Illinois.

The museum consists of two buildings that are next door to each other: the Clark-Norris Home, a handsome Prairie Square mansion built in 1900, and the Newell-Bryant House, a stately Greek Revival house dating back to 1853.

Driving Directions From I-80: Exit at the Princeton exit (#56.) Turn left at the stop light and travel through town on Main Street. At the four-way stop sign at the Courthouse, turn right. The Museum is behind the Courthouse. There is free parking on Park Avenue in front of the Museum.

 

Guided Tours:
The tour includes all four floors of the Clark-Norris Home and two floors of the Newell-Bryant House. The research library in the Newell-Bryant House is also available during open hours.

Hours:
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.~
Wednesday-Saturday
(The Museum is closed December, January, and February)

Admission:
$3.00 - Adults and $1.00 - Children, 12 years and under

Group Tours:
School and group tours may be scheduled by calling the Museum at 815-875-2184

 
 

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