Former Francis Scott Key Elementary School

Former Francis Scott Key Elementary School is a school building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on North Parkside Avenue. Former Francis Scott Key Elementary School is situated nearby to Gammon United Methodist Church, as well as near the library Austin Branch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Austin Town Hall Park and Central station.

Austin Town Hall Park

Park

Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.

Austin Town Hall Park is a park at 5610 W. Lake Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The site was formerly used for the town hall of Cicero Township.

Central station

Metro station

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Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side. Central station is situated 910 feet south of Former Francis Scott Key Elementary School.

Hitchcock House

House

The Hitchcock House is a house at 5704 W. Ohio Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1871 for Charles Hitchcock. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1992. Hitchcock House is situated 740 feet northwest of Former Francis Scott Key Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and Far West Side.

Austin

Suburb

Photo: Steven Kevil, Public domain.

Austin is one of the 77 officially-designated community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's West Side, it is the third-largest community area by population and the second-largest geographically.

Far West Side

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Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.