Kenwood

Hyde Park/Kenwood began in the 1850’s as a premier lakefront respite community with its abundant parks and grand residential offerings. Extending from Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue, Hyde Park/Kenwood is situated in a historic setting eight miles south of downtown Chicago. In 1893, the area hosted the World’s Columbian Exposition, one of the grandest and most revered world fairs of all time, which established Chicago as a world-class city and gave the area many significant features including the current Museum of Science and Industry building, the Midway Plaissance and lakefront parks. Around the same time, the University of Chicago was founded, establishing a key anchor for the neighborhood and setting an intellectual character and prominence that remains today.

The intellectual, cultural and artistic appeal of the neighborhood has always proved attractive to residents and visitors and is home to many renowned institutions including:

University of Chicago

· Museum of Science and Industry, one of the most popular tourist attraction’s in the Midwest with over 1.5 million visits annually

· University of Chicago Hospitals, repeatedly cited by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the U.S.

· Six theological seminaries

· A collection of cultural institutions including DuSable Museum of African American History, Hyde Park Art Center, Little Black Pearl Workshop, Oriental Institute, Court Theater, Muntu Dance Theater, and the