Cornell Square
Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Its origins go back to 1905. The pick nearby is Soldier Field, 5 mi off.
A garden inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Cornell Square is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1905
Cornell Square dates from 1905. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 4 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 4 miles from Cornell Square.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
Below are typical highs and lows near Cornell Square.
Cornell Square
Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods. The park was named for Paul Cornell, one of the Commission's board members. As with the South Park Commission's other early parks, landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers designed the park's layout while D. H. Burnham and Company designed its facilities. The park originally included a fieldhouse with gymnasium facilities, a swimming pool, athletic fields, and walking paths. The fieldhouse has a Beaux-Arts design and includes a painting of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University and Paul Cornell's cousin.
The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2005.
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 1905
- Area
- 2.3 acres
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2005)
Hotels and campgrounds near Cornell Square
Rooms are nearest in Chicago (382) and Thornton Township (46).
- 1Soldier Field
- 2Wrigley Field
- 3Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 4Rate Field
- 5United Center
- 6Art Institute of Chicago
- 7Field Museum of Natural History
- 8Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Cornell Square | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Thornton Township | 14 mi south | 20 min | 46 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 152,667 | $157K | — |
| York Township | 16 mi west | 25 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Leyden Township | 14 mi northwest | 20 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| Stickney Township | 6 mi west | 10 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 motel | 40,266 | $269K | — |
| Lyons Township | 10 mi west | 15 min | 18 11 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 112,345 | $364K | — |
| Worth Township | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 13 5 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 148,514 | $250K | — |
| Bedford Park | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 8 8 hotels | 589 | $272K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Make a day of it near Cornell Square
Every place here is under 11 miles away.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw210 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw35 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw43 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw55 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw66 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
75 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
85 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0
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Questions before you go
Is Cornell Square in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Cornell Square?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Cornell Square?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 4 miles away.
Where should I stay near Cornell Square?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Thornton Township (14 mi, 46 places to stay) and York Township (16 mi, 52 places to stay).
Locals’ advice in Chicago
People in Chicago have not posted tips yet; their Town Square is open.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.