Hyde Park, Chicago facts for kids
Hyde Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop.
Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and two of Chicago's four historic sites listed in the original 1966 National Register of Historic Places (Chicago Pile-1, the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, and Robie House).
In the early 21st century, Hyde Park received national attention for its association with U.S. President Barack Obama, who before running for president, was a professor of law at the University of Chicago.
Images for kids
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Engraving of the Hyde Park Water Works, 1882
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In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition was held in Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
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The southwestern part of Hyde Park serves as the campus of the University of Chicago
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Looking east along South Shore Drive near 55th St. in Hyde Park (aka East Hyde Park)
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U.S. President Barack Obama has lived near Hyde Park for more than twenty years.
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Nuclear Energy, a sculpture by Henry Moore marking the site of Chicago Pile-1, the world's first nuclear reactor.
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A trail in Jackson Park
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The courtyard of the Hyde Park Shopping Center
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The University of Chicago as seen from the Midway Plaisance, a wide boulevard connecting Jackson Park and Washington Park.
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The Robie House, a National Historic Landmark designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.
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The Rockefeller Chapel, located on the University of Chicago campus and named after University of Chicago founder John D. Rockefeller.
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The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, founded by the prominent educational reformer John Dewey in 1896.
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The Hampton House, a condominium located on the property that once housed the Hyde Park House (Hyde Park's first hotel). In the 1980s, the Hampton House was home to Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.
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Shops and restaurants on 53rd Street.
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A monument marking the location of the first kiss between Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, located on the corner of 53rd Street and Dorchester Avenue.
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Osaka Garden, a Japanese garden in Jackson Park.
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The banks of Promontory Point.
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Downtown Chicago and lakefront condominiums in Hyde Park as seen from the northern side of Promontory Point.
