Oak Park
Illinois residential area
Oak Park is a common place name in the United States, typically designating suburban municipalities or neighborhoods.
The most prominent is Oak Park, Illinois, a village bordering Chicago's West Side, known for its Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and as Ernest Hemingway's birthplace.
Oak Park, Michigan, near Detroit, is another well-known example.
The name suggests a community with oak trees and parkland.
Pioneering American architect
- historic districtProtected area of significance
- National RegisterU.S. historic properties list
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Ernest Hemingway · preservation · conservation · Victorian · Queen Anne style · bungalow · Colonial Revival · cultural significance
Major Illinois metropolis
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- Cook CountyIllinois county containing Chicago
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- villageSmall rural community
suburb · downtown · CTA · Green Line · transit · diversity · boulevards · urban
Personal living quarters
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- historic homesCulturally significant old dwellings
- tree-lined streetsRoads with planted borders
sidewalks · property · Victorian houses · bungalows · apartments · condominiums · townhouses · residents
Frank Lloyd Wright
Pioneering American architect
- historic districtProtected area of significance
- National RegisterU.S. historic properties list
- architectureBuilding design discipline
Ernest Hemingway · heritage · preservation · conservation · Victorian · Queen Anne style · bungalow · Colonial Revival · cultural significance · walking tours
Chicago
Major Illinois metropolis
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- Cook CountyIllinois county containing Chicago
- MidwestNorth-central American region
village · suburb · downtown · CTA · Green Line · transit · diversity · boulevards · urban · metropolitan
homes
Personal living quarters
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- historic homesCulturally significant old dwellings
tree-lined streets · sidewalks · property · Victorian houses · bungalows · apartments · condominiums · townhouses · residents · community
- San Diego NeighborhoodsSkyline, Mountain View
- Chicagothe Loop, Chicago, Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field
- Midwest citiesChicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, suburban sprawl
- ChicagolandChicago, Naperville, Schaumburg, Evanston, Elmhurst
Oak Parkthe Loop
Chicago's commercial core
Chicago · inner city · urban core · central business district · Manhattan
park, oak, oaks, oaken, oaky, oakum, oakwoods, cork oak, live oak