Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District

Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District is the name of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) district on the South Side of Chicago that includes parts of the Hyde Park and Kenwood community areas of Chicago, Illinois. The northern part of this district overlaps with the officially designated Chicago Landmark Kenwood District. This northern part of the Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District contains the Chicago home of Barack Obama.^[2][3] The entire district was added to the NRHP on February 14, 1979, and expanded on August 16, 1984, and May 16, 1986. The district is bounded to the north, south, east and west, respectively by 47th Street, 59th Street, Lake Park Avenue and Cottage Groves Avenue.^[4] Despite the large amount of property associated with the University of Chicago, the Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District is mostly residential. The district is considered to be significant for its architecture and education.^[4]

Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Rough boundaries of the district
Location	Roughly bounded by 47th and 59th Sts., Cottage Groves and Lake Park Aves., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°47′56″N 87°35′51″W
Area	745 acres (301.5 ha)
Built	1885
Built by	Multiple
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	79000824[1]
Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase I and II)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	821–829 and 816–826 E. 49th St., Chicago, Illinois (increase 1) 825–833 and 837–849 E. Fifty-second St., Chicago, Illinois (increase 2)
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built	1916, 1924
Architect	France, Roy F.; Northquist, R.A., Holpuch, Joseph A., Co.
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival, Other, Courtyard Apartments
NRHP reference No.	79000824[1] (original) 84000996[1] (increase 1) 86001041[1] (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1979
Boundary increases	August 16, 1984 May 16, 1986
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1979

Among the Hyde Park–Kenwood Historic District's contributing properties are numerous NRHP listings in Hyde Park: Frank R. Lillie House, Isidore H. Heller House, Amos Jerome Snell Hall and Charles Hitchcock Hall, Arthur H. Compton House, Chicago Pile-1, St. Thomas Church and Convent, Frederick C. Robie House, George Herbert Jones Laboratory and Robert A. Millikan House. No NRHP listings from Kenwood are within the historic districts boundaries.^[4] The NRHP-listed University Apartments are also within the district. Additionally, Chicago Pile-1 and Robie House, which are in the district, are two of the four Chicago Registered Historic Places from the original October 15, 1966 NRHP list.^[5]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#79000824)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sweet, Lynn (May 30, 2010). "In Chicago, Obama visits Valerie Jarrett's folks home". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
3. Harris, Melissa (April 1, 2010). "Obama's neighbors near deal on house". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservations Society. February 14, 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

External links

• nomination form Archived November 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine