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Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo CZS is one of Illinois’ largest cultural institutions and the 5th largest zoo in the country. The Chicago Zoological Society was chartered on February 21, 1921 and Brookfield Zoo opened in 1934, in large part thanks to the generous donation of 83 acres of land by Edith Rockefeller McCormick in 1919.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended summer hours of 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Admission to the Zoo is $29.95 for adults, $20.95 for children ages 3 to 11, and $24.95 for seniors 65 and over. Children 2 and under and Zoo members are free.
In 1919, Edith Rockefeller McCormick gave 83 acres of land to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for a large modern zoo, and the district responded by adding another 98 acres. In 1920, a group of prominent Chicagoans joined to make the zoo a reality and, in 1921, incorporated the Chicago Zoological Society. The following year, building began and George Frederick Morse, Jr., was hired ...
Brookfield Zoo 80th Anniversary a Rafflecopter giveaway. In 1919 Edith Rockefeller McCormick had a dream to build the biggest zoological park with modern construction that included barless enclosures allowing people to connect with animals and provide educational opportunities. Her vision led to the donation of 83 acres to the Forest Preserve ...
Later, Edith donated land for what would become Brookfield Zoo. Though she lived a seemingly enviable life, Edith’s disposition was ill-suited for the mores of the time. Societal and personal issues—not least of which were the deaths of two of her five children—caused Edith to experience phobias and panic attacks. Dissatisfied with rest cures, she ignored her father’s expectations ...
In 1919, Edith Rockefeller McCormick gave 83 acres of land to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for a large modern zoo, and the district responded by adding another 98 acres. In 1920, a group of prominent Chicagoans joined to make the zoo a reality and, in 1921, incorporated the Chicago Zoological Society. The following year, building began and George Frederick Morse, Jr., was hired ...
