Douglas Monument Park
Douglas Monument Park is a park in Cook, Illinois which is located on East 35th Street. Douglas Monument Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oakwood Shores, as well as near the suburb Oakland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Douglas Tomb Historic Site”, “Douglas Tomb State Memorial”, and “Stephen A. Douglas Monument Park”
- Address: 636 East 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Soldiers’ Home.
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb
Monument
The Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial or Stephen Douglas Monument Park is a memorial that includes the tomb of United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
Soldiers’ Home
Office building
Photo: Smerdis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Soldiers' Home is an historic Italianate style building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located at 739 E. 35th Street, the Home was built in a series of phases from 1864 to 1923, designed by William W.
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pilgrim Baptist Church is a historic church at 3301 South Indiana Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Oakland.
Douglas
Suburb
Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois politician and Abraham Lincoln's political foe, whose estate included a tract of land given to the federal government.
Oakland
Suburb
Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the Oakland area was developed between 1872 and 1905.
Bronzeville
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bronzeville, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of African-American History on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.
Douglas Monument Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.83156° or 41° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
-87.60822° or 87° 36′ 30″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Operator
Illinois Historic Preservation DivisionNamed after
Stephen A. DouglasOpen location code
86HJR9JR+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 136339880OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Douglas Monument Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Douglas Monument Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oakwood Shores and South Commons.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 35th St Pedestrian Bridge and Sixth Grace United Presbyterian Church.
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