Location and Parking
Wheaton Archives & Special Collections is located at 500 College Avenue in Billy Graham Hall on the Wheaton College campus. The Manuscripts Reading Room is on the third floor of Billy Graham Hall in Room 307 inside the Special Collections Commons.
Visitors may use the designated "W" or "W/C" parking spaces in the adjoining lot. Parking in these areas may result in a non-registration notice, which visitors may return to the Parking Office at no charge. Any campus visitor planning to spend more than one week at the Archives is eligible to receive a temporary parking permit by contacting the Parking Office (630.752.5558). To read more about available parking, please see the Wheaton College Parking Regulations. NOTE: Please avoid parking in handicapped and 60-minute spaces. Visitors will be ticketed for these two areas.
See Wheaton College Campus Map and Information for campus maps and driving directions.
Archives & Special Collections is also accessible by train via the Chicago METRA system. Wheaton College is located on the Union Pacific West Line between the College Avenue and Wheaton METRA stations. For visitors traveling by train, use the College Avenue stop and walk four blocks west to the Billy Graham Hall. Please consult the Chicago METRA system for current fees and schedules.
Accommodations
Rooms: For on-campus housing, the Wheaton College guest home, Harbor House, is located three blocks from Billy Graham Hall (510 N. Washington St.) and has limited rooms that may accommodate visitors. For more information and to check availability, please contact Kristin Maagaard, the Harbor House caretaker, at 630.752.7321.
Hotels: See the Wheaton College Travel Portal. No hotels are within walking distance of the college. Hotels closest to Wheaton College are located in Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, and Naperville.