Riis Park (Chicago)
Riis, Jacob A., Park | |
 The park's fieldhouse | |
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| Location | 6100 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′33″N 87°46′44″W / 41.92583°N 87.77889°W |
| Area | 56.8 acres (23.0 ha) |
| MPS | Chicago Park District MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000483[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1995 |
Riis Park is a 56-acre park on Chicago's Northwest Side in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood.[2] The park is named for Jacob Riis, a famous New York City muckraker journalist and photographer who documented the plight of the poor and working class. Riis was designed to include a variety of recreational amenities for the middle class community that it served. It was developed in 1928 when a ski jump and golf course was installed. Chicago Architect Walter W. Ahlschlager designed the fieldhouse.[3]
The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 [1] and the National Register Information System ID is 95000483.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Riis (Jacob) Park | Chicago Park District".
- ^ "Riis (Jacob) Park | Chicago Park District". www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.