Arthur H. Compton House

The Arthur H. Compton House is a historic house at 5637 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1905 and designed by architects Holabird & Roche, it was the residence of physicist Arthur Compton from 1928 until 1945.
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  • House
  • …dates from 1916
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: historic house in Illinois, United States
  • Address: 5637 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
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Arthur H. Compton House

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Latitude
41.79217° or 41° 47′ 32″ north
Longitude
-87.59615° or 87° 35′ 46″ west
Open location code
86HJQCR3+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147606530
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q4798930

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