The Norway Building
The Norway Building is a memorial in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. The Norway Building is situated nearby to the recreation area Jackson Park Bowling Green, as well as near the movie theater Giant Dome Theater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Pioneer Zephyr.
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Museum
Pioneer Zephyr
Locomotive
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route. Pioneer Zephyr is situated 1,100 feet northwest of The Norway Building.
Barack Obama Presidential Center
Community center
Photo: Veggiegalaxy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama Presidential Center is situated 2,300 feet southwest of The Norway Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Indian Village.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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…
Indian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Monika Bonckute, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Indian Village 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, Burnham Park to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric Lines to the west.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
The Norway Building
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Norway Building stood on this site for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition. After the Fair Chicago millionaire C.K. Billings purchased the structure and moved it to his estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78996° or 41° 47′ 24″ northLongitude
-87.57959° or 87° 34′ 47″ westOpen location code
86HJQCQC+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10301964670OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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