Bowers House - Qumbya housing co-op (Chicago, Illinois)
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5130 S University Ave
Bowers is an intentional community located in Hyde Park, on Chicago's south side, affiliated with North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) and operated by the not-for-profit Qumbya housing. With just over 20 members, Bowers House is the largest of the three Qumbya co-ops.
House members take turns cooking everyone dinner. Meals, meetings, parties and activities all help to foster community. In addition each member is responsible for a chore and for attending house meetings regularly.
Bowers is home to a constantly changing population. Roughly half are students at one of three institutions: Columbia College, the Art Institute of Chicago or the University of Chicago.
Bowers is an intentional community located in Hyde Park, on Chicago's south side, affiliated with North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) and operated by the not-for-profit Qumbya housing. With just over 20 members, Bowers House is the largest of the three Qumbya co-ops.
House members take turns cooking everyone dinner. Meals, meetings, parties and activities all help to foster community. In addition each member is responsible for a chore and for attending house meetings regularly.
Bowers is home to a constantly changing population. Roughly half are students at one of three institutions: Columbia College, the Art Institute of Chicago or the University of Chicago.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumbya_co-op
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°48'4"N 87°35'55"W
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- IIT Residential area 4.7 km
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- River Village Townhomes South 12 km
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- Park Place Tower 18 km
- Avondale Estate 19 km
- Ronald McDonald House 21 km
- North Mayfair 23 km
- Hyde Park 1 km
- Kenwood 1 km
- Indian Village neighborhood 1.2 km
- The University of Chicago 1.2 km
- Harold Washington Park 1.3 km
- The University of Chicago Hospitals 1.5 km
- Midway Plaisance 1.6 km
- Jackson Park Lagoon 2.2 km
- Jackson Park 2.7 km
- Burnham Park 3.2 km