Carol M. Highsmith Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument is a new national park located in Springfield, Illinois. No facilities or services are available currently at the site.
How to Visit the National Monument Begin your visit to the national monument at the visitor center located at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Rangers can provide you with brochures and directions to the site. The visitor center also has restrooms, a bookstore, Passport to Your National Parks stamps, and parking for cars and RVs.
Address: 426 South 7th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701 Phone: 1-217-492-4241 Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, all days of the week. To visit the monument, park in the HSHS St. John’s Hospital Women and Children’s Clinic parking lot. There is parking space for RVs, trailers, and buses. View the site of the homes destroyed by rioters. It is the open grass strip along the railroad tracks. House foundations and artifacts are not visible on the ground surface.
Address: 400 North 9th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701 Phone: 1-573-880-3120 Hours: All hours, all days of the week. It is recommended to visit during daylight hours. You are welcome to walk into the clinic, go to the information desk, and ask to see the mural. They can direct you to it. The mural will be on a wall to your right as you enter the clinic. It includes information about the riot, how the hospital was connected to it, and the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in response. Restrooms and water fountains are available in the clinic.
Address: 400 North 9th Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701. The HSHS John's Hospital Women and Children's Clinic is next to the national monument. Hours: 7 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The sculpture depicts scenes from the 1908 riot, as well as the community's response and resilence in the aftermath. Find out more from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Address: 500 East Madison Street, Springfield, Illinois. The sculpture is on 6th Street, across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. 
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Last updated: August 28, 2025