Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauqua Institution is a 501 nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on 2,070 acres in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles northwest of Jamestown in the western southern tier of New York state. Established in 1874, the institution was the home of, and provided the impetus for, the Chautauqua movement that became popular in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was further designated a National Historic Landmark.