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Cornell Square Park

Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the community area of , . Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: public park in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Cornell Square”
  • Address: 1809 West 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

Places of Interest

Highlights include Apostolic House of Prayer and Saint Josephs Catholic Church.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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St. Joseph's is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in , , at 4821 South Hermitage Avenue. Founded in 1887 with the current church building dating to 1914, Saint Joseph's is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.

Church
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Holy Cross Church, referred to in Lithuanian as Šv. Kryžiaus Bažnyčia, is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located on West 46th Street in Chicago, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New City and Gage Park.

Suburb
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is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.

Suburb
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is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood.

Suburb
, one of the 77 community areas, is on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. At one time it was known as South Lynne. The boundaries of are Garfield Blvd to the north, Racine Ave to the east, the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west, and the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south. is situated 1½ miles south of Cornell Square Park.

Cornell Square Park

Latitude
41.80218° or 41° 48′ 8″ north
Longitude
-87.67089° or 87° 40′ 15″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Operator
Chicago Park District
Named after
Paul Cornell
Open location code
86HJR82H+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32599162
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4888785
Wiki­data ID
Q85754114
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In Other Languages

“Cornell Square Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cornell Square Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Back of the Yards and Marquette Manor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spray Pool and Cornell Square Park Fieldhouse.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cornell Square Park”. Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.