Ulysses S. Grant Monument
The Ulysses S. Grant Monument is a presidential memorial in Chicago, honoring American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Ulysses S. Grant Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago History Museum and Lincoln Park Passerelle.
Chicago History Museum
Museum
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Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society. The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum and library has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times. Chicago History Museum is situated 2,000 feet south of Ulysses S. Grant Monument.
Lincoln Park Passerelle
Bridge
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The Lincoln Park Passerelle is a through arch pedestrian bridge in Chicago. It spans Lake Shore Drive, and allows pedestrians to cross between Lincoln Park and the North Avenue Beach. Lincoln Park Passerelle is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Ulysses S. Grant Monument.
Park West
Theater building
Park West is a concert venue located in Chicago, Illinois. The theater opened in 1916 as a vaudeville and movie theater by the Ascher Brothers. Currently, it can house up to 1,000 guests in a general admission setting. Park West is situated 1,800 feet west of Ulysses S. Grant Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid-North District and Old Town.
Mid-North District
Neighborhood
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The Mid-North District or Midtown-North is a historic district in the Lincoln Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.
Old Town
Quarter
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Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.
Gold Coast Historic District
Quarter
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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.
Ulysses S. Grant Monument
- Categories: statue and historic site
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91755° or 41° 55′ 3″ northLongitude
-87.63083° or 87° 37′ 51″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86HJW999+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 210686228OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q105212512
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