Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States

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Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States is a former U.S. Army post on the North Shore of Chicago that has been redeveloped into a residential community and historic district.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
former United States Army post
historic district
unincorporated community
areaCode 224
847
closedAsActiveArmyPost 1993
closureProcess Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) NERFINISHED
constructed late 1880s
contains Fort Sheridan Historic District NERFINISHED
coordinatesType geographic location in northeastern Illinois
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lake County, Illinois NERFINISHED
established 1887
garrisonedBy United States Army NERFINISHED
governingBody City of Highland Park (most of residential area) NERFINISHED
City of Highwood (some portions) NERFINISHED
hasFeature bluff overlooking Lake Michigan
historic officers’ quarters
parade ground
water tower
hasLandUse institutional facilities
nature preserve
parkland
residential housing
hasRecreationArea Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve NERFINISHED
hasStation Fort Sheridan station NERFINISHED
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedBetween Highland Park, Illinois NERFINISHED
Highwood, Illinois NERFINISHED
locatedIn North Shore, Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
managingOrganization Lake County Forest Preserves (for preserve lands) NERFINISHED
militaryRole mobilization and induction center in World Wars
training and administrative center
namedAfter Philip Sheridan NERFINISHED
namedFor Civil War General Philip Sheridan NERFINISHED
NRHPDesignation Fort Sheridan Historic District NERFINISHED
NRHPType historic district
originalFunction United States Army post
partiallyUsedBy Illinois Army National Guard NERFINISHED
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED
United States Army Reserve NERFINISHED
partOf Chicago metropolitan area
postalCode 60037
redevelopedAs mixed-use development
residential community
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportServedBy Metra Union Pacific North Line NERFINISHED

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Samuel Shepard Rogers III birthPlace Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
Irene Rucker Sheridan associatedWithPlace Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Polly Platt placeOfBirth Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States of America