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Snell–Hitchcock

Amos Jerome Snell Hall and Charles Hitchcock Hall, more commonly known as Snell–Hitchcock, make up a residence hall at the . The dorm is on the northwest corner of the University's main quadrangles at the corner of 57th St. and Ellis Avenue.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: residence hall at the University of Chicago
  • Also known as: “Hitchcock Snell”, “Snell Hitchcock”, “Snell-Hitchcock Halls”, and “Snitchcock”
  • Address: 5709 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joe and Rika Mansueto Library and Regenstein Library.

Library
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The is a storage library of the University of Chicago Library. It has a capacity of 3.5 million volumes under an elliptical dome. It was designed by Helmut Jahn, and was named after alumni Joe Mansueto and Rika Mansueto.

Library
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The Joseph is the 's primary library, located on the university’s campus on the South Side of . is situated 450 feet northeast of Snell–Hitchcock.

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The Frederick C. is a historic house museum on the campus in the neighborhood of , Illinois, United States. is situated 1,400 feet east of Snell–Hitchcock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

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is one of '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…

Suburb
is a neighborhood on the of Chicago, Illinois, near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . 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…

Suburb
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is a community area on the of which includes the 372 acre of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.

Snell–Hitchcock

Latitude
41.7911° or 41° 47′ 28″ north
Longitude
-87.60074° or 87° 36′ 3″ west
Levels
6
Named after
Charles Henry Hitchcock
Open location code
86HJQ9RX+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154421807
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q7547660
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