M.C. Bennett Park
M.C. Bennett Park is a park in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana. M.C. Bennett Park is situated nearby to New Macedonia Baptist Church, as well as near Love Feast Church of God.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church and Michael Jackson Childhood Home.
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Church
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana, is a historically black congregation and building in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana. The congregation was chartered in 1927. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church is situated 1 mile north of M.C. Bennett Park.
Michael Jackson Childhood Home
Museum
The Michael Jackson Childhood Home, also known as the Jackson Family Home, is a historic house located at 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana, where American music artist Michael Jackson lived during his childhood, as well as his siblings and parents, members of the famous Jackson family. Michael Jackson Childhood Home is situated 1½ miles east of M.C. Bennett Park.
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library
Public building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is situated 2 miles northeast of M.C. Bennett Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Oak and Tolleston.
Black Oak
Quarter
Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7% white.
Tolleston
Quarter
Tolleston is a neighborhood and former town in west-central Gary, Indiana. It is situated south of Ambridge, west of Midtown, east of Westside and north of Black Oak.
Midtown
Quarter
Midtown, also called Central, is a neighborhood in central Gary, Indiana. For many decades it was the only African-American neighborhood in the city. It is located south of Downtown West and north of Glen Park along Broadway, Gary's principal thoroughfare. Midtown is situated 2 miles east of M.C. Bennett Park.
M.C. Bennett Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Calumet Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.57168° or 41° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.37252° or 87° 22′ 21″ westOperator
GaryOpen location code
86HJHJCG+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 447324313OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Macedonia Baptist Church and Love Feast Church of God.
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