Chicago Park District
Washtenaw Fieldhouse

Washtenaw Fieldhouse

 

Washtenaw Park

2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608

Hours: Park: 6am - 11pm Fieldhouse: 10am - 6:30pm

Park Supervisor:
Leonard Langdon

(312) 747-6992

 
 
 

Description

Located in the South Lawndale Community Area, Washtenaw Park totals .83 acres and features a small field house with a game room. Outside, the park offers a softball field and playground.

After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Washtenaw Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as holiday events.

JUL
13
Night Out: Movies in the Parks at Washtenaw
Event's details
July 13, 2013

Time:08:30 PM - 10:16 PM
Location: Washtenaw Park, Chicago, IL -


 
(08:30 PM - 10:16 PM)
 
JUL
13
Night Out: Block Party at Washtenaw
Event's details
July 13, 2013

Time:06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Location: Washtenaw Park, Chicago, IL -


 
(06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
 
AUG
13
Night Out: Latin Soul Concert at Washtenaw
Event's details
August 13, 2013

Time:04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Location: Washtenaw Park, Chicago, IL -


 
(04:00 PM - 06:00 PM)
 
 

SPRING PROGRAMS:

Register online or in-person for spring programs now. Spring programs run the week of April 1 through the week of June 3. 

SUMMER PROGRAMS:

Online registration for our park’s summer programs begins Tuesday, April 16 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Monday, April 22.  The standard 6-week summer camp program runs July 1 through August 9.  Most other summer programs run the week of June 17 through the week of August 19.

 
 

FACILITIES

FACILITY TYPE ADDRESS DESCRIPTOR QTY NOTES
Baseball Field 2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608 1
Fieldhouse 2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608 1
Meeting/Event Space 2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608 1
Playgrounds 2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608 1
Water Spray Features 2521 South Washtenaw Avenue Chicago IL 60608 1
The City of Chicago created Washtenaw Park in 1947, constructing a playingfield, skating pond, shelter house, and spray pool shortly thereafter. The Bureau of Parks and Recreation, which operated Washtenaw Park for the city, erected a fieldhouse in 1948. In 1959, the city transferred Washtenaw Park to the Chicago Park District. Although there is no record of this park's naming, the Bureau of Parks and Recreation often used adjacent street names for purposes of identification. Washtenaw Street may take its name from one of several sources. A Michigan county bears the name. The Algonquin Indian term Washtenaw - literally, "the place of the round or curved channel" - was used to refer to the settlement at Detroit. Washtenaw is also an Ojibway word meaning "far-off," and first applied to a Michigan stream.

For directions using public transportation visit www.transitchicago.com.

 

 

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