Administration & Research Center

The Administration & Research Center houses programs, staff and offices for the Administration, Collections and Grounds, Development, Human Resources, Information and Technology, Interpretation and Exhibits, Marketing, and Public Relations Departments.

A Brief History

1935

The original Administration Building was dedicated by Jean Morton Cudahy.

1956

The original research wing and Cudahy Auditorium opened.

1963

The Sterling Morton Library was completed.

1982

The three-story Research Center was dedicated, and former research wing remodeled to house expanded administration offices.

2000

A new entrance to the Administration & Research Center was opened, and a library addition was dedicated that holds the Arboretum's Suzette Morton Davidson Special Collections.