Polk House

Polk House is a building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on Baggot Court. Polk House is situated nearby to Saint Henry Cemetery, as well as near Saint Henry Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Henry Cemetery and Leather Archives & Museum.

Saint Henry Cemetery

Cemetery

St. Henry Catholic Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by Devon Avenue on the north, near its intersection with Ridge Avenue.

The Leather Archives & Museum is a community archives, library, and museum located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Chuck Renslow and Tony DeBlase in 1991, its mission is making “leather, kink, BDSM, and fetish accessible… Leather Archives & Museum is situated 2,600 feet east of Polk House.

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives

Library

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The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, founded in 1981, is the largest circulating library of gay and lesbian titles in the Midwestern United States. Located in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, it houses over 14,000 volumes, 800 periodical titles, and 100 items in the archival collection. Gerber/Hart Library and Archives is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Polk House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rogers Park and West Ridge.

Rogers Park

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Rogers Park is the northern border of Chicago — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.

West Ridge

Suburb

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West Ridge is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is historically a middle-class neighborhood located on the far North Side of the City of Chicago.

Edgewater

Suburb

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Edgewater is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the North Side of Chicago. It is 6 miles north of the Loop.

Polk House

Type: Building
Address: 6344 Baggot Court
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.99712° or 41° 59′ 50″ north

Longitude

-87.67784° or 87° 40′ 40″ west

Open location code

86HJX8WC+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 209952920

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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