Edison Park | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 6755 N. Northwest Hwy., Edison Park, Chicago, Illinois |
Coordinates: | 42.0039°N -87.8175°W |
Architect: | Multiple, including Solon S. Beman |
Architecture: | Arts and Crafts Movement |
Added: | September 21, 2007 |
Refnum: | 07000990 |
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.[1] The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2007.