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2. Hyde Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Engraving of the Hyde Park Water Works, 1882. In 1853, Paul Cornell, a real estate speculator and cousin of Cornell University founder Ezra Cornell, purchased 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of land [9] between 51st and 55th streets along the shore of Lake Michigan, [10] with the idea of attracting other Chicago businessmen and their families to the area. [9]

3. Paul Cornell (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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   Paul Cornell (August 5, 1822 – March 3, 1904) was an American lawyer and Chicago real estate speculator who founded the Hyde Park Township that included most of what are now known as the south and far southeast sides of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

4. Hyde Park Township, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Paul Cornell, the founder of Hyde Park. The township was founded by Paul Cornell, who paid for a topographical survey of the lakefront south of the city in 1852. [3] In 1853, following the advice of Senator Stephen Douglas, he bought 300 acres (120 ha) of speculative property between 51st Street and 55th Street and set about developing the first Chicago railroad suburb.

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6. 1700 East 56th Street - Wikipedia

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   Community areas of Chicago (12th street is the border between area 32 and area 33).. 1700 East 56th Street, also known as 1700 Building, is a 38-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Jackson Park and the Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

7. Robie House - Wikipedia

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   Julian Levi, who led the South East Chicago Commission, asked his friend William Zeckendorf, whose real-estate development firm Webb and Knapp was developing structures in Hyde Park, if he wanted to temporarily occupy the house. [93] In December 1957, Zeckendorf offered to buy the Robie House for $125,000.