Hyde Park area

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The Hyde Park area is a historic neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side known for its cultural institutions, including major museums and the University of Chicago.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
adjacentToBodyOfWater Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
annexationYear 1889
annexedBy City of Chicago
borderedBy Kenwood, Chicago
Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
South Shore, Chicago
Washington Park, Chicago
Woodlawn, Chicago
contains 57th Street Beach
Court Theatre (Chicago)
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Hyde Park Art Center
Midway Plaisance
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Oriental Institute Museum
Promontory Point
Robie House
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
country United States of America
foundedAs independent township
hasEducationalInstitution Hyde Park Academy High School
Kenwood Academy High School
University of Chicago
hasLandmark 57th Street Beach
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District
Midway Plaisance
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Promontory Point
Robie House
hasNotableResident Barack Obama
Enrico Fermi
Michelle Obama
Saul Bellow
hasPublicTransit Chicago Transit Authority bus routes
Metra Electric District
Metra South Shore Line
hasZIPCode 60615
60637
hostedEvent World's Columbian Exposition
knownFor University of Chicago
cultural institutions
diverse population
historic architecture
museums
locatedIn Chicago
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cook County, Illinois
Illinois
South Side, Chicago
partOf City of Chicago
significantYear 1893
timeZone Central Time Zone

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Museum of Science and Industry
Physical Sciences Division ("Hyde Park neighborhood")
locatedIn
Kenwood, Chicago ("Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District")
adjacentTo
Hyde Park (Chicago) ("Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District")
hasLandmark
Metra Electric District line ("Hyde Park neighborhood")
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