Kennicott Place
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

WHPK-FM

WHPK is an American radio station based in Hyde Park on the of South Side of Chicago, established in 1968. The station is owned by the University of Chicago, and operated by volunteer students and community members. WHPK's station manager and program director are elected by the station's student members and must be students themselves. The station's broadcast engineer is paid by the university.

Located at 41.794, -87.599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Radio stations established in 1968, Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, College radio stations in Illinois

Stagg Field

Amos Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two different football fields for the University of Chicago. The earliest Stagg Field is probably best remembered for its role in a landmark scientific achievement by Enrico Fermi during the Manhattan Project. The site of the first nuclear reaction received designation as a National Historic Landmark on February 18, 1965.

Located at 41.7939, -87.6039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Chicago Maroons football, College football venues, Defunct college football venues, Defunct American football venues, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois

Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School

Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a small Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It is the only Jewish school on Chicago's South Side and attracts a wide range of students from across the Chicago metropolitan area.

Located at 41.8003, -87.5853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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, Educational institutions established in 1972, Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools, Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools in the United States, Jewish day schools in Chicago, Illinois

Kenwood Academy

Kenwood Academy is a public 4-year high school located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kenwood accepts high school students living in its attendance area: from Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south. In addition to being a local high school, Kenwood Academy has a magnet program that accepts students entering into 7th grade who pass a rigorous admissions test.

Located at 41.8034, -87.5898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1969, Magnet schools in Illinois

Gerald Ratner Athletics Center

The Gerald Ratner Athletics Center is a $51 million athletics facility within the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The building was named after University of Chicago alumnus, Gerald Ratner. The architect of this suspension structure that is supported by masts, cables and counterweights was César Pelli, who is best known as the architect of the Petronas Towers.

Located at 41.7941, -87.6018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, Modernist architecture in Illinois, High-tech architecture, Suspension structures, Postmodern architecture in the United States, Sports venues completed in 2003

Hampton House (Chicago)

The Hampton House is a residential condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed the Hyde Park House, a hotel built by Hyde Park founder Paul Cornell in the 1850s. The property was originally named the Sisson Hotel when constructed in 1918.

Located at 41.7995, -87.5828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Residential condominiums in Chicago, Illinois, History of Chicago, Illinois, Houses completed in 1918

Catholic Theological Union

Catholic Theological Union, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, is one of the largest schools of theology in the world and trains men and women for lay and clerical ministry within the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1968, when three religious communities united their separate theology programs to form one school.

Located at 41.7975, -87.586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Roman Catholic seminaries, Seminaries and theological colleges in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1968

Hyde Park House

The Hyde Park House was a four-story wood frame upscale hotel in Chicago, built and run by Paul Cornell, that served as the centerpiece for Hyde Park social life from 1857 until 1879. It was located on 53rd Street adjacent to Lake Michigan on land currently occupied by the Hampton House. Cornell successfully marketed Hyde Park as an affluent suburb and resort area. Hyde Park retained this image until the 1930s.

Located at 41.7994, -87.5828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Hotel buildings completed in 1857, History of Chicago, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Demolished hotels in the United States

Blackstone Library

T. B. Blackstone Memorial Library is a building that is part of the Chicago Public Library System and is named after Timothy Blackstone. It is now known as the Chicago Public Library - Blackstone Branch and commonly referred to as Blackstone Library, or Blackstone Branch and sometimes Blackstone for short. The Concord Granite building's two-year construction started in 1902, and it was dedicated on January 8, 1904.

Located at 41.8058, -87.5902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Library buildings completed in 1904, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Public libraries in Chicago, Illinois, Solon Spencer Beman buildings, Works Progress Administration in Illinois

Smart Museum of Art

The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The permanent collection of over 10,000 objects includes works by Francisco Goya, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Ansel Adams, and Mark Rothko. Admission is free. The Smart Museum and the adjacent Cochrane-Woods Art Center were designed by the architect Edward Larrabee Barnes.

Located at 41.7935, -87.6002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Museums in Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, University museums in Illinois, Art museums in Illinois, Art museums and galleries in Chicago, Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Art museums established in 1974, 1974 establishments in the United States

Hyde Park/53rd Street (Metra)

The Hyde Park/53rd St. Station commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. The station location, one of the oldest in the United States, has been in continuous use by commuters since 1856. During peak commute hours, many express trains stop at this station. At off-peak hours, it is served mainly by local trains. Station entrances are located at E.

Located at 41.801, -87.5872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois

Harold Washington Park

Harold Washington Park is a small (10 acre) park in the Chicago Park District located in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was recently named for lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congressman, Hyde Park resident, and the first Chicago Mayor of African-American descent Harold Washington (1922–1987). The Park District officially calls the park Harold Washington Playlot Park with a designated address of 5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd Chicago, IL 60615.

Located at 41.8024, -87.584 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois

Kenwood/47th Street (Metra)

The 47th Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, the city of Blue Island, and the neighborhood of South Chicago. The first station at this location was originally built by the Illinois Central railroad (ICRR).

Located at 41.8099, -87.5914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines, Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois

KAM Isaiah Israel

KAM Isaiah Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Chicago, with its oldest core founded in 1847 as Kehilath Anshe Ma'arav ("Congregation of the Men of the West", probably referring to the Middle-west, abbreviated as KAM). In 1922, KAM moved from its Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler designed temple in Bronzeville to a private residence in Hyde Park. The former temple became the Pilgrim Baptist Church and was the birthplace of Gospel music.

Located at 41.8026, -87.5986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Synagogues in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Religious organizations established in 1847, Neo-Byzantine synagogues, Religious buildings completed in 1924, 20th-century synagogues, Reform synagogues in the United States

Hales Franciscan High School

Hales Franciscan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.805, -87.6069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Boys' schools in the United States

North Kenwood District

The North Kenwood District is a historic district in the Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 4500-block of South Berkeley, as well as surrounding historic structures in an area bounded by 43rd Street, 47th Street, Cottage Grove, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. The area was designated a Chicago Landmark district on June 9, 1993. The Kenwood Evangelical Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is in this neighborhood.

Located at 41.8133, -87.6005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Historic districts in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Eliel House

The Eliel House is a house at 4122 South Ellis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Adler & Sullivan for Mathilde Eliel. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991.

Located at 41.8193, -87.6027 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1886, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Keck-Gottschalk-Keck Apartments

The Keck-Gottschalk-Keck Apartments comprise a 1931 International Style three-flat in Chicago, Illinois. They were designed by George and William Keck and served as residences for the architects as well as college professor Louis Gottschalk. The apartments received Chicago Landmark status on August 3, 1994.

Located at 41.7935, -87.5978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Residential buildings completed in 1937, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Apartment buildings in Chicago, Illinois

Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory

The Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory was the personal observatory of George Ellery Hale, constructed by his father, William E. Hale, in 1890 at the family home in the Kenwood section of Chicago. It was here that the spectroheliograph, which Hale had invented while attending MIT, was first put to practical use; and it was here that Hale established the Astrophysical Journal.

Located at 41.8117, -87.6031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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University of Chicago, Astronomical observatories in Illinois, Defunct astronomical observatories

Court Theatre (Chicago)

The Court Theatre is a professional theatre located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The Court Theatre is affiliated with the University of Chicago, receiving in-kind support from the University and operating within the larger University umbrella. The Court Theatre puts on five plays per season which are attended by over 35,000 people each year.

Located at 41.794, -87.6009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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University of Chicago, Theatre companies in Chicago, Illinois, League of Resident Theatres

First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1897, is an historic Neo-Classical style church located at 4017 S. Drexel Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by noted Chicago-based architect Solon Spencer Beman, who was renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States. In 1923 an Aeolian-Skinner organ was installed in the church. On May 7, 1950, Grant Memorial AME Church bought the building and is its present owner.

Located at 41.821, -87.6045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1897, 19th-century Christian Science church buildings, Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Illinois, Solon Spencer Beman buildings

King College Prep High School

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. College Preparatory High School (commonly known as King College Prep) is a public 4-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. King is one of the Chicago Public School System's eight selective enrollment schools, which means that its approximately 900 students must apply for acceptance, based on academic achievement and test scores.

Located at 41.8138, -87.6029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1971

Ariel Community Academy

Ariel Community Academy is a grammar school in Chicago, Illinois that used to be named Shakespeare Public School. In 1996, Arne Duncan and John W. Rogers, Jr. were part of a network that funded and supported the school. 80% of the eighth-grade graduates from the academy are accepted at elite area high schools.

Located at 41.8111, -87.5981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Public middle schools in Chicago, Illinois

Hyde Park-Kenwood National Bank Building

The Hyde Park-Kenwood National Bank Building was built in 1928-29 at 1525 East 53rd Street, Chicago, Illinois, as the headquarters and sole business location of the Hyde Park-Kenwood National Bank, a community bank that served the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park. When opened for business in April 1929, this 10-story structure was the largest bank building in Chicago outside of the Chicago Loop. The building was designed by K.M. Vitzthum & Co.

Located at 41.7994, -87.5884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Art Deco architecture in Illinois, Banks based in Illinois, Commercial buildings completed in 1929, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois

Death of Hadiya Pendleton

The death of Hadiya Pendleton occurred on January 29, 2013. Pendleton was a 15-year-old girl from Chicago, who was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park in Chicago after taking her final exams. A student at King College Prep High School, she was killed only one week after performing at events for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. First Lady Michelle Obama attended the funeral for Pendleton in Chicago.

Located at 41.814, -87.5956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Murdered American children, American murder victims, People from Chicago, Illinois, 2013 deaths, 1990s births