Millennium Fountain
The fountain, sometimes known as a water-sculpture, was created by sculptor Dan Kainz of Pennsylvania.
Bicentennial Fountain
The United States Bicentennial Festival Week in Elmhurst culminated with the dedication of the restored Chicago Great Western Railway station and the newly-constructed Bicentennial Fountain on…
"Elmhurst Remembers" Memorial
The memorial consists of a large black granite monument engraved with a map of the United States with stars indicating the three sites where the events of 9-11 occurred.
Sesquicentennial Clock
Elmhurst observed its Sesquicentennial (150 years) in 1986. The clock is a permanent commemorative to benefit the entire community. Sculptor Joseph A. Burlini designed and…
Memorial to Elmhurst veterans of the Vietnam War
Dedicated in Wilder Park in 1988. Relocated and rededicated in 2015.
World War 1 Elmhurst Veterans Memorial
Memorial dedicated to three Elmhurst residents who were killed in action in World War 1. The memorial was originally located in the northwest corner of Wilder Park and was dedicated in…
Veterans Memorial
This Veterans Memorial is dedicated to all U. S. veterans who have honorably served our country to defend our freedom and the American way of life. It was dedicated on Memorial Day 1993.
Glos Mausoleum
The Village of Elmhurst passed an ordinance in 1892 giving Village President Henry Glos permission to build a mausoleum on his property. The mausoleum was built in 1899.
Roof finial from the Cook County Courthouse
Following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, many people from the Chicago area collected ruins from the fire as a souvenir. Seth Wadhams, who lived in what is now known as the Wilder Mansion…
A bronze sculpture titled "Once Upon a Time."
The bronze sculpture "Once Upon a Time" was created by Frank Eliscu and was unveiled in 1989. It was commissioned and purchased with monies from a bequest to Elmhurst Public…
Niebuhr Monument
A bronze sculpture of Elmhurst College alumnus Reinhold Niebuhr. A well-known twentieth-century theologian, Niebuhr (1892-1971) served on the faculty at Union Theological Seminary in New York…
Mural, "There Was Vision"
The post office at 154 W. Park Avenue opened in 1935. George Melville Smith painted the mural "There Was Vision" depicting the frontier roots of Elmhurst, and it was hung in the…
Hill Cottage Tavern Plaque
Hill Cottage, sometimes known as Cottage Hill, was built in 1843 as a residence and as a tavern for people traveling on St. Charles Road. It also served as a stage coach stop and the first…
Phase Three Mural
This colorful piece of public art was created by artist Mia Larson for Phase Three Brewing Taproom & Kitchen. Mia is an artist who believes art is a powerful instrument to spread joy, start…
Be Bold. Be Elmhurst Mural
Elmhurst University art faculty Rafael Blanco and Andrew Sobol transformed a 200-foot-long, 50-foot-high exterior brick wall into the vibrant mural “Be Bold. Be Elmhurst.” During the…
Umbrella Sky Project
Elmhurst is the sixth US city to welcome the Umbrella Sky Project, with 170+ international installations that started in Portugal and expanded to France, Japan, Spain, Norway, and more! Created…
First Responders Memorial
A public sculpture created to memorialize the fateful day of 9/11/2001 in our community. With a piece of rail given to the City from the Twin Towers, local sculptor, Jason Peot, will create a…
SkyCube
With this site-specific sculpture and engineering marvel, David Wallace Haskins brings the sky down to the ground level in real-time. A direct vantage point presents a living painting on the face…
Bird City Saint
Sentrock's Bird City Saint was added to the museum's exterior on the occasion of the artist's first solo museum show. The exhibition revealed for the first time the origin story of…
Curl
For nearly 30 years, Tom Waldron has been hand fabricating elegant, seamless forms out of steel. His uncompromising craftsmanship and unique fluid volumetric vocabulary has made him one of the…
Figure in the Garden
Internationally known as a sculptor, American artist Abbott Pattison worked primarily in cast bronze, welded brass, and carved marble. Recognition of his talent first came in his hometown of…
Art from the Heart
These four pillars are the result of the 1997 clay stomp, a shared activity commemorating the opening of the Elmhurst Art Museum. The 210 ceramic tiles made by the community were guided and cared…
You are Beautiful
You Are Beautiful is more than a little sticker, it’s an idea. It’s a way to brighten someone’s day, a way to pat a stranger on the back, a way to remind ourselves that even…
Sistine Touch
Bob Emser was born in 1954 in Illinois, during the height of the housing boom in the United States. Influenced by the constant house construction of the era and his father, a mechanical engineer…
Portal Sculpture
Stainless steel and custom-laminated dichroic glass.
