The Narragansett
The Narragansett is a historic apartment building at 1640 E. 50th Street in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1928 at the peak of apartment construction in Chicago, as apartments had grown in popularity throughout the early 20th century.Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: historic apartment building in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Narragansett Apartments”
- Address: 1640 East 50th Street, Chicago, 60615
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hyde Park Art Center and 51st/53rd Street/Hyde Park station.
Hyde Park Art Center
Arts center
The Hyde Park Art Center is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago. Since 2006, HPAC has been located just north of Hyde Park Boulevard, at 5020 S.Cornell Avenue, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Hyde Park Art Center is situated 680 feet southwest of The Narragansett.
51st/53rd Street/Hyde Park station
Railway station
51st/53rd Street/Hyde Park is a commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and South Chicago. 51st/53rd Street/Hyde Park station is situated 1,300 feet southwest of The Narragansett.
Blackstone Memorial Library
Library
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
T. B. Blackstone Memorial Library 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. Blackstone Memorial Library is situated 1,500 feet west of The Narragansett.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Indian Village and Kenwood.
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.
Kenwood
Suburb
Photo: Monika Bonckute, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenwood is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake.
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…
The Narragansett
- Categories: skyscraper, heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.80462° or 41° 48′ 17″ northLongitude
-87.58487° or 87° 35′ 6″ westInception
1928Named after
Narragansett peopleOpen location code
86HJRC38+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 143139319OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q83182129
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