University Press Building

University Press Building is a university building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, which is located on East 60th Street. University Press Building is situated near the marketplace 61st Street Farmers Market, as well as near the railway station 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Barack Obama Presidential Center and 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Community center

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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 1,300 feet east of University Press Building.

59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station

Railway station

Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 3.0.

59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric District in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance. 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station is situated 700 feet northeast of University Press Building.

Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

Museum

Photo: zooey, CC BY 2.0.

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in Jackson Park, the Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois. Museum of Science and Industry Chicago is situated 2,700 feet northeast of University Press Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

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…

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.

Jackson Park Highlands District

Neighborhood

The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.

University Press Building

Type: University building
Address: 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Categories: building and education
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.78575° or 41° 47′ 9″ north

Longitude

-87.59032° or 87° 35′ 25″ west

Open location code

86HJQCP5+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 143841712

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights: 61st Street Farmers Market and Midway Plaisance Playground.

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