African American Firefighters Museum
African American Firefighters Museum is a museum in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Wabash Avenue. African American Firefighters Museum is situated nearby to Hopeful Missionary Baptist Church, as well as near the building Schulze Baking Company Plant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “CFD Fire Department Engine Company 61”
- Address: 5349 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ACE Amandla Charter High School and Schulze Baking Company Plant.
ACE Amandla Charter High School
School
ACE Amandla Charter High School, is a public four-year charter high school located in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ACE Amandla Charter High School is situated 750 feet west of African American Firefighters Museum.
Schulze Baking Company Plant
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schulze Baking Company Plant is a factory building located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park community area in Cook County. Schulze Baking Company Plant is situated 470 feet southwest of African American Firefighters Museum.
Garfield station
Metro station
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garfield is an "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. It is situated at 320 E. Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood. It opened on October 12, 1892. Garfield station is situated 1,600 feet southeast of African American Firefighters Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Grand Boulevard.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Grand Boulevard
Suburb
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Boulevard on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the city's Community Areas. The boulevard from which it takes its name is now Martin Luther King Jr.
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…
African American Firefighters Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, fire station, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
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-87.62374° or 87° 37′ 26″ westLevels
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hopeful Missionary Baptist Church and Greater Bethesda Baptist Church.
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