About this property
Grand Crossing Park is a public park at 7655 S. Ingleside Avenue in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1915, the park was planned by the South Park Commission, which was responsible for adding several parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods. While the South Park Commission designed the park and its facilities in-house, its designs were heavily influenced by the work of the Olmsted Brothers and D. H. Burnham and Company in its earlier parks. The park originally included a Beaux-Arts fieldhouse, a swimming pool, outdoor gymnasiums, a baseball field, tennis courts, and running and walking paths. The fieldhouse includes indoor gymnasiums, meeting rooms, and a series of murals titled An Allegory of Recreation.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06000678. It was listed on August 7, 2006.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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When was Grand Crossing Park listed on the National Register?
Grand Crossing Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2006.
What type of historic resource is Grand Crossing Park?
Grand Crossing Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Grand Crossing Park?
The period of significance for Grand Crossing Park is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1915.
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