DePriest Elementary School

DePriest Elementary School is a school in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Parkside Avenue. DePriest Elementary School is situated nearby to J. J. Walser Jr. House, as well as near Columbus Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Park and J. J. Walser Jr. House.

Columbus Park

Park

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Columbus Park is a 135-acre park located on the far West Side of Chicago, Illinois, in the Austin neighborhood. It is considered the finest work by landscape architect Jens Jensen and was consequently named a National Historic Landmark in 2003.

J. J. Walser Jr. House

House

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The J. J. Walser Jr. House is a Prairie style house at 42 North Central Avenue in the Austin community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the house was built for the real estate developer Joseph Jacob Walser Jr. J. J. Walser Jr. House is situated 1,300 feet north of DePriest Elementary School.

Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption

Church

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Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption is situated 2,100 feet south of DePriest Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and Far West Side.

Austin

Suburb

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Austin is one of the 77 officially-designated community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third-largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.

Far West Side

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Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.