Nickerson House
The Samuel M. Nickerson House, located at 40 East Erie Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, is a Chicago Landmark. It was designed by Edward J.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: Chicago, Illinois landmark and home to the Driehaus Museum
- Also known as: “Samuel M. Nickerson House”
- Address: 40 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Driehaus Museum and Holy Name Cathedral.
Driehaus Museum
Museum
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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum is a museum located at 40 East Erie Street on the Near North Side in Chicago, Illinois, near the Magnificent Mile. The museum is housed within the historic Samuel M. Nickerson House, the 1883 residence of a wealthy Chicago banker.
Holy Name Cathedral
Church
Photo: Gerald Farinas, CC BY 2.5.
Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Catholic dioceses in the United States. The church serves as the episcopal seat of the current Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase J. Holy Name Cathedral is situated 660 feet northwest of Nickerson House.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Museum
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Nickerson House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Along the Magnificent Mile and River North.
Along the Magnificent Mile
Neighborhood
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
River North
Quarter
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River North is a Chicago neighborhood located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail and tourism corridor.
Streeterville
Neighborhood
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River. It is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east, according to most sources, although the city of Chicago recognizes only a small portion of this region as Streeterville.
Nickerson House
- Categories: art museum, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89436° or 41° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
-87.62654° or 87° 37′ 36″ westLevels
4Open location code
86HJV9VF+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 210679943OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7028434
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In Other Languages
“Nickerson House” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Casa de Samuel M. Nickerson”
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