William Rainey Harper Memorial Library
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library is an university building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on East 59th Street. William Rainey Harper Memorial Library is situated nearby to the museum Renaissance Society, as well as near the park Midway Plaisance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: University building
- Also known as: “Harper Memorial Library”
- Address: 1116 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robie House and Renaissance Society.
Robie House
The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robie House is situated 1,200 feet northeast of William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.
Renaissance Society
Museum
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The Renaissance Society, founded in 1915, is a leading independent contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago, with a focus on the commissioning and production of new works by international artists. Renaissance Society is situated 570 feet northwest of William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.
Midway Plaisance
Park
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The Midway Plaisance, known locally as the Midway, is a public park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its west end and Jackson Park at its east end. Midway Plaisance is situated 980 feet southeast of William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
Hyde Park
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Hyde Park is one of Chicago'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…
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. It is one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas, bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King…
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.78798° or 41° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
-87.59959° or 87° 35′ 59″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Named after
William Rainey HarperOpen location code
86HJQCQ2+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 156128082OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
4916599
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