Edison Park (Chicago park)

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Edison Park
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The Edison Park fieldhouse
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Location within Chicago metropolitan area
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Location within Illinois
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Location6755 N. Northwest Hwy.,
Edison Park, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 42°0′14″N87°49′3″W / 42.00389°N 87.81750°W / 42.00389; -87.81750
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
ArchitectMultiple, including Solon S. Beman
Architectural style Arts and Crafts Movement
MPS Chicago Park District MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000990 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 2007

Edison Park is a park located in Edison Park community in Chicago, Illinois.

The park became part of the Chicago Park District in 1936. Edison Park's historic fieldhouse was built in 1907 as a public school. The fieldhouse was designed by Solon Spencer Beman in the Arts and Crafts style. A branch of the Chicago Public Library operated out of the fieldhouse from 1937 to 1960, and the building has also served as a community center.

The park contains hawthorn trees planted in the 1930s as well as a historic flagpole. In addition, the park contains a playground added in 1988, and a boulder honoring Thomas Edison dedicated in 1979. [2] The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2007. [1]

Community use

The fieldhouse serves as a neighborhood community and cultural-arts center. It hosts art classes and children’s programs, as well as activities for older residents. The Northwest Society of Model Railroaders also maintains a public model-train display in the building. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System – (#07000990)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edison Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Edison Park Chicago: Why Buyers Love This Neighborhood". jasonobeirne.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.


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