Barack Obama Presidential Center

The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and education project in to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the .
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  • Type: Community center
  • Description: Presidential library in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Obama Presidential Center”
  • Address: 6039 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and 59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station.

Museum
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The Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois. It is adjacent to and the University of Chicago campus. is situated 2,100 feet north of Barack Obama Presidential Center.

Railway station
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59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the . is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Barack Obama Presidential Center.

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is a 551.5-acre on the shore of on the of . Straddling the , , and neighborhoods, the park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition. is situated 710 feet northwest of Barack Obama Presidential Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

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is one of '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…

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . 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.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of , , United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.

Barack Obama Presidential Center

Latitude
41.78537° or 41° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
-87.58545° or 87° 35′ 8″ west
Operator
Barack Obama Foundation
Named after
Barack Obama
Open location code
86HJQCP7+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 437640431
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Wiki­data ID
Q15975388
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Barack Obama Presidential Center” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Barack Obama Presidensiële Sentrum”
  • Arabic: “مركز باراك أوباما الرئاسي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Barak Obama Prezident Mərkəzi”
  • Chinese: “奥巴马图书馆项目”
  • Chinese: “奧巴馬圖書館專案”
  • Chinese: “奧巴馬圖書館項目”
  • Chinese: “巴拉克·歐巴馬總統中心”
  • Czech: “Prezidentské centrum Baracka Obamy”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز باراك اوباما الرئاسى”
  • Esperanto: “Prezidenta Centro de Barack Obama”
  • French: “Barack Obama Presidential Center”
  • German: “Obama Presidential Center”
  • Hebrew: “המרכז הנשיאותי על שם ברק אובמה”
  • Hungarian: “Barack Obama Elnöki Központ”
  • Hungarian: “Barack Obama Presidential Center”
  • Hungarian: “Obama Elnöki Központ”
  • Italian: “Barack Obama Presidential Center”
  • Japanese: “オバマ大統領センター”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum”
  • Norwegian: “Barack Obama Presidential Center”
  • Persian: “مرکز ریاست‌جمهوری باراک اوباما”
  • Portuguese: “Barack Obama Presidential Center”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca y Museo Presidencial de Barack H. Obama”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Forum and The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden.

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