Jackson Park Highlands District, Chicago

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The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. ()

Coordinates: 41°46'12"N, 87°34'46"W

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South Side (South Shore)Chicago United States

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Jackson Park Highlands District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Shore Cultural Center, Oak Woods Cemetery, Stony Island Arts Bank, Barack Obama Presidential Center.

0.8 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Art gallery
South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago
21 min walk • The South Shore Cultural Center, in Chicago, Illinois, is a cultural facility located at 71st Street and South Shore Drive, in the city's South Shore neighborhood. It encompasses the grounds of the former South Shore Country Club.
1.1 miW
Cemetery
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
27 min walk • Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street, in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side. Established 169 years ago on February 12, 1853, it covers 183 acres.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Neoclassical architecture
Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago
10 min walk • The Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building is a historic bank building at 6760 S. Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building opened in 1923 for the Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank, which was founded in 1917 and had outgrown its first building.
1 miN
Museum
Barack Obama Presidential Center, Chicago
25 min walk • The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned architectural project overseen by the nonprofit Obama Foundation to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
0.7 miSW
Mosque
Mosque Maryam, Chicago
18 min walk • Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. Louis Farrakhan's headquarters are in the premises.
0.8 miN
Park
Jackson Park, Chicago
21 min walk • Jackson Park is a 551.5-acre park located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was originally designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, then greatly remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition, leaving it as one of the largest and most historically significant parks in the city.
~1470 ftSE
Theater, Neoclassical architecture
Jeffery Theater, Chicago
8 min walk • The Jeffery Theater is a vacant theater building at 1952 E. 71st Street, in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
0.7 miN
Monuments and statues, Sculpture
Statue of The Republic, Chicago
18 min walk • The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot-high gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois by Daniel Chester French. The colossal original statue, a centerpiece of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, was destroyed by fire.
1.5 miNW
Park
Midway Plaisance, Chicago
38 min walk • The Midway Plaisance, known locally as the Midway, is a public park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its west end and Jackson Park at its east end.
1.2 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Theater
ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Chicago
30 min walk • ETA Creative Arts Foundation, founded in 1971, is an African-American theatre and art museum in Chicago.
0.8 miSE
Beach
South Shore, Chicago
21 min walk • South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. A predominantly African-American neighborhood on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jackson Park Highlands District?

Nearby attractions include Jeffery Theater, Chicago (8 min walk), Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago (10 min walk), Jeffery–Cyril Historic District, Chicago (10 min walk), Shoreline Apartments, Chicago (14 min walk).

How to get to Jackson Park Highlands District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jackson Park Highlands District:

Bus

Jeffery & 69th Street • Lines: 15, (N) N5 (5 min walk)
67th Street & Bennett • Lines: 15, 6, 67, (N) N5 (7 min walk)

Train

Bryn Mawr (8 min walk)
Stony Island (13 min walk)