Establishment of the Pullman National Monument

President Obama used the Antiquities Act to establish the Pullman National Monument in Chicago, reserving approximately 0.24 acres of federal land to protect historic structures related to industrial history, labor movements, and urban planning. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument through the National Park Service and prepare a management plan within 3 years.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 10315

Impact dates

Feb 19, 2018
Management plan due from Secretary of the Interior

Key directives

Establish Pullman National Monument on approximately 0.2397 acres of federal land
Withdraw federal lands from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, or other disposition under public land laws
Withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws
Withdraw from disposition under mineral and geothermal leasing laws
Secretary shall manage monument through National Park Service
Secretary shall prepare management plan within 3 years of proclamation date
Management plan must ensure preservation of historic resources, interpretation of industrial history and labor struggles including Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and interpretation of urban planning history
Management plan shall provide for full public involvement and coordination with Illinois, Chicago, and interested parties
National Park Service directed to seek agreements with others for visitor services, interpretation, education, museum collections, and preservation

Who is ordered

Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior

Timeline

Immediate

Monument establishment and land withdrawal from disposition under public land laws
Federal lands appropriated and withdrawn from entry, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing

Near term (90d)

Secretary of Interior to begin management through National Park Service
Initial coordination with State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and interested parties

Long term

Management plan due by February 19, 2018
Implementation of interpretive programs for industrial history, labor struggles, and urban planning
Potential expansion of monument upon federal acquisition of additional non-federal lands within boundary

Risks & tensions

Small federal footprint (0.24 acres) limits direct federal control; most historic district remains non-federal
Monument expansion contingent on future federal acquisition of additional lands
Potential tension between preservation goals and neighborhood/development interests in Chicago
Management plan requires extensive coordination with multiple state, local, and private stakeholders which may complicate timely completion