National Register of Historic Places
Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago
Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago is a historic place in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1967, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 67000005.
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Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago
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What is Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago?
The George Herbert Jones Laboratory is an academic building at 5747 S. Ellis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on the main campus of the University of Chicago. Room 405 of the building was named a National Historic Landmark in 1967; it was the site where plutonium, the first man-made element, was isolated and measured.
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Listing details
- Name
- Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago
- City
- Chicago
- County
- Cook County
- State
- Illinois
- Listed on the National Register
- May 28, 1967
- NRIS reference number
- 67000005
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 41.79038, -87.60107
When was Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago listed on the National Register?
Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1967.
Where is Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago located?
Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois at approximately 41.79038, -87.60107. See the map above.
Is Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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