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The northern part of this district overlaps with the officially designated Chicago Landmark Kenwood District. This northern part of the Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District contains the Chicago home of Barack Obama. [2] [3] The entire district was added to the NRHP on February 14, 1979, and expanded on August 16, 1984, and May 16, 1986.
It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 29, 1979. [1] The official community areas were defined in the early 20th century and the current meaning of the Hyde Park neighborhood includes the area between 47th Street and 51st Street ("E. Hyde Park Blvd.") as a part of Hyde Park, [ 2 ] although this area is officially the south half of the ...
Kenwood, one of Chicago's 77 community areas, is on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake. Kenwood was originally part of Hyde Park Township, which was annexed to the city of Chicago in 1889. Kenwood was once one of Chicago's most affluent ...
Engraving of the Hyde Park Water Works, 1882. In 1853, Paul Cornell, a real estate speculator and cousin of Cornell University founder Ezra Cornell, purchased 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of land [9] between 51st and 55th streets along the shore of Lake Michigan, [10] with the idea of attracting other Chicago businessmen and their families to the area. [9]
Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's Chinatown St. Simeon Mirotočivi, a Serbian Orthodox church located in East Side Greektown Fiesta Boricua on Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park The Robie House in Hyde Park is a Frank Lloyd Wright design.
The Southeast side of Chicago officially begins East of State Street going southwards. It extends south and east to the city limits, generally keeping between Lake Michigan and Lake Calumet . [ 1 ] Politically, the Southeast side is contiguous with the 10th Ward.
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
Chicago Park District parks serving the South Side include Burnham Park, [106] Jackson Park, [107] Washington Park, [108] Midway Plaisance, [109] and Harold Washington Park. [110] Away from the Hyde Park area, large parks include the 69-acre (28 ha) McKinley Park , [ 111 ] 323-acre (131 ha) Marquette Park , [ 112 ] the 198-acre (80 ha) Calumet ...