Calumet Park
Calumet Park | ||
Chicago Landmark | ||
MPS Chicago Park District MPS | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000788 | |
|---|---|---|
| Significant dates | ||
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 2003 | |
| Designated CL | October 4, 2006 | |
Calumet Park is a 198-acre (79-hectare) urban park in Chicago, Illinois. Providing access to Lake Michigan from the East Side neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side, the park contains approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 km) of lake frontage from 95th Street to 102nd Street, which extends to the city limits, the Illinois' border with Indiana. The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
History
Calumet Park is named after the Calumet River and the Calumet Region of southeast Chicago and northwestern Indiana drained by the river. Planning for Calumet Park began in 1904 with the initial acquisition of 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land. The Olmsted Brothers, a noted firm of urban landscape architects, drew up initial plans for landscaping the proposed new park; however, as a result of the swelling population of the East Side and a consensus that the original plans were inadequate, further land acquisitions were made, the Olmstead plans were revised, and facilities were built.
The original park opened in 1905, but was later enlarged; a
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2003. On October 4, 2006, the fieldhouse became a
State line
The junction of the Illinois–Indiana border with the shoreline of Lake Michigan stands close to the southern tip of Calumet Park. Some feet offshore from the park's beaches, the boundary line separating the jurisdictions of the two states continues northward into the lake.
References
- ^ a b "Calumet Park". Chicago Park District. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ Frieschstat, Sarah (March 25, 2024). "New piece of pedestrian greenway from Chicago's East Side set to be built in Michigan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Calumet Park Fieldhouse". City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2007.[permanent dead link]
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