Washington (George) Park
Washington Park is a 372-acre park between Cottage Grove Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, located at 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr. in the Washington Park community area on the South Side of Chicago.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include DuSable Museum of African - American History and Robie House.
DuSable Museum of African - American History
Museum
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The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States, dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. DuSable Museum of African - American History is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Washington (George) Park.
Robie House
The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robie House is situated 1 mile east of Washington (George) Park.
University of Chicago Medical Center
Hospital
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The University of Chicago Medical Center, branded as UChicago Medicine, is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. University of Chicago Medical Center is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Washington (George) Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Hyde Park.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago The community area 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.
Hyde Park
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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…
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Washington (George) Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 5531 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, IL 60637
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.79398° or 41° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-87.61111° or 87° 36′ 40″ westOperator
Chicago Park DistrictNamed after
George WashingtonOpen location code
86HJQ9VQ+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 217619294OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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