Addison Historical Museum traces five decades of local preservation
The Addison Historical Museum grew from a 1973 commission proposal to a museum campus at 135 West Army Trail Boulevard, opening in 2000 after decades of volunteer work, fundraising and village support; staffing changes culminated in the museum hiring its first full-time coordinator in 2016.
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The Addison Historical Museum, located at 135 West Army Trail Boulevard, traces its origins to a Nov. 12, 1973 meeting of the Addison Historical Commission in which members proposed moving the 1892 Village Hall to the Municipal Building campus to create a local museum.
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