Perry Ave Commons

Perry Ave Commons is a garden in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Perry Ave Commons is situated near Raber House, as well as near El-Bethel Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Raber House and Schulze Baking Company Plant.

Raber House

House

Photo: ChicagoEye, CC BY 2.0.

The Raber House is an Italianate style house located at 5760 South Lafayette Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1870 by Thomas Wing. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996. Raber House is situated 470 feet south of Perry Ave Commons.

Schulze Baking Company Plant

Heritage site

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 2,000 feet north of Perry Ave Commons.

Garfield station

Metro station

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Garfield is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. It is located in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Garfield station is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Perry Ave Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washington Park and Englewood.

Washington Park

Suburb

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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.

Englewood

Suburb

Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city.

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. Woodlawn is situated 1½ miles southeast of Perry Ave Commons.

Perry Ave Commons

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.79049° or 41° 47′ 26″ north

Longitude

-87.62719° or 87° 37′ 38″ west

Operator

Sweet Water Foundation

Open location code

86HJQ9RF+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 392364274

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: El-Bethel Baptist Church and American Legion Hall George L. Giles Post.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Think-Do House and State & 57th Street.

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