Kenwood District

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caption1 = K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple and Barack Obama security detail


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caption2 = The Residence of Muhammad was built in 1973 for Elijah Muhammad.The Kenwood District is a historic district in the officially designated Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois bounded by E. 47th and E. 51st Streets, S. Blackstone and S. Drexel Avenues.cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/K/KenwoodDistrict.html|title=Kenwood District|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|date=2003|accessdate=2007-05-14] It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 29 1979. ] The official community areas were defined in the early 20th century and the current meaning of the Hyde Park neighborhood includes the area between 47th Street and 51st Street ("E. Hyde Park Blvd.") as a part of Hyde Park, [Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce 2007-2008 Member Directory, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, pp. 32-33, 2007.] although this area is officially the south half of the official Kenwood neighborhood.

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ee also

North Kenwood District

External links

* [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/Community_Areas_KENWOOD.pdf Official City of Chicago Kenwood Community Map]