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Kenwood

Kenwood, one of 's 77 community areas, is on the shore of on the of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake.
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  • Type: Suburb with 19,100 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Kenwood, Chicago” and “The Lake Forest of the South”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kenwood Evangelical Church and St. James United Methodist Church.

Church
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Kenwood United Church of Christ is a congregation of the United Church of Christ that worships in a historic church building at 4600-4608 South Greenwood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

Church
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Library
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T. B. is part of the Chicago Public Library System and is named for library benefactor Timothy Blackstone. The building was designed by Chicago architect Solon S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indian Village and Hyde Park.

Neighborhood
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is the small southeast corner of Kenwood, a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, to the north, 51st Street to the south, to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric Lines to the west.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Suburb
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on the of , , is one of the city's Community Areas. The boulevard from which it takes its name is now Martin Luther King Jr.

Kenwood

Latitude
41.80908° or 41° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
-87.59799° or 87° 35′ 53″ west
Population
19,100
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Named after
Kenwood, Scotland
Open location code
86HJRC52+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153475212
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4898401
Wiki­data ID
Q3195328
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kenwood” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كينوود”
  • Chinese: “建伍區 (芝加哥)”
  • Dutch: “Kenwood (Chicago)”
  • Dutch: “Kenwood”
  • French: “Kenwood, Chicago”
  • French: “Kenwood”
  • German: “Kenwood”
  • Japanese: “ケンウッド”
  • Serbian: “Kenvud (Čikago)”
  • Serbian: “Kenvud”
  • Slovenian: “Kenwood”
  • Spanish: “Kenwood”
  • Turkish: “Kenwood”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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