Hamilton Park
National Register of Historic Places

Hamilton Park

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
April 19, 1995
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000487

About this property

Hamilton Park is a public park at 513 W. 72nd Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The park opened in 1904 as part of a plan led by the South Park Commission to add small neighborhood parks on Chicago's South Side. It was the first public park in Englewood. Landscape designers the Olmsted Brothers and architecture firm D. H. Burnham & Company collaborated on the park's design. The park opened with a fieldhouse, baseball field, wading pool, and walkways; within the decade, the designers added gymnasiums, a playground, and tennis courts. The fieldhouse has a Beaux-Arts design, and its inside features several murals of prominent figures in American history. The park was heavily used after it opened, and the fieldhouse in particular was booked so consistently that it was expanded in the 1920s. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995.

Location

513 W. 72nd St.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.76190, -87.63760

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Hamilton Park listed on the National Register?

Hamilton Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Hamilton Park?

Hamilton Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hamilton Park?

The period of significance for Hamilton Park is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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