Welcome to Harrison Park!
Harrison Park Traveling Senior Club
Playing ball at Harrison!
Learning to Swim at Harrison!
Harrison Aquatic Cycling
Night Out in the Parks fun at Harrison
Harrison Park artificial turf field
Location:

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608

Supervisor: Tony Gonzales
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 746-5491
Features: Outdoor, Court Type - Combo Tennis & Pickleball

 

Hours

Park Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Monday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Tuesday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Friday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Fieldhouse Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday Closed
Monday 8:30 am-8:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am-9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am-8:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am-9:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am-8:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Located in the Pilsen community, Harrison Park totals 18.58 acres and features a fieldhouse with a gymnastics center, an indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, meetings rooms and a reception rotunda featuring a bust of Emiliano Zapata, one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. Outside, the park offers tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball fields, a large artificial turf field that is used for baseball and football or soccer and a playground.

Many of these spaces are available for rental. Harrison Park is also located adjacent to the National Museum for Mexican Art and offers many cultural opportunities in partnership with the museum. 

Park-goers come to Harrison Park to play soccer, baseball and tennis, or go swimming in the indoor pool. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District's popular six-week day camp. Specialty camps are offered in the summer as well, and special recreation camps for children and adults are offered throughout the year.

In addition to programs, Harrison Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies in the Park and other holiday activities.

History

The West Park Commission created Harrison Park to provide breathing space and social services to the overcrowded and industrialized lower west side.  The West Park Commission acquired the majority of the property for the park in 1912 and 1913.  The commission's first three neighborhood parks, Dvorak, Eckhart, and Stanford Parks, were so successful that the State passed a bill permitting additional neighborhood parks in 1909. (Stanford Park no longer exists.)

The Special Park Commission identified several potential park sites, including a parcel previously used for lime production. The West Park Commission acquired the lime kiln site and renowned landscape designer Jens Jensen created the park's original plan. Swimming and wading pools and a natatorium building were constructed in 1914.

Within the next several years, other recreational features including children's gardens were added, however, the park did not have a fieldhouse until 1928.  In 1934, the park became part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio when the 22 park districts were consolidated.  The Chicago Park District acquired additional land to expand the park in 1946 and 1949, this included acquiring a stone quarry at the park’s western boundary.

During the following years, the neighborhood's Latino population grew, and in 1987, the natatorium was converted to the National Museum of Mexican Art. In 1993, a new state-of-the-art fieldhouse replaced the original facility.

The park honors one of Chicago's most popular mayors, Carter H. Harrison, Sr. (1825-1893). A native Kentuckian who settled near Union Park, Harrison served as mayor for five terms between 1879 and 1893. He was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker late on the day of October 28, 1893. Ironically, the day had been designated Mayor's Day in Harrison's honor because it marked the closing of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's first world's fair. There is a monument to Harrison in Union Park.

Advisory Council

Contact: Tina Iturralde,   President
Phone: (773) 961-4001
Meeting Details:

3rd Tuesday of every month at 6 pm

Parking/Directions

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

Map & Facilities

National Museum of Mexican Art

1852 W 19th St
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

:
(312) 738-1503

Harrison Park Climbing Wall

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Gymnastics Center

within Harrison Park Fieldhouse
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

:
(312) 746-5491

Harrison Fitness Course

1801 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Emiliano Zapata Bust

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Park Harvest Garden

1824 S Wood St
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Football/Soccer Field - Artificial Turf

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Basketball Court - Outdoor

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Boxing Gym

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Clubrooms

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Baseball Field - Artificial Turf

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Fieldhouse

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Fitness Center

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Baseball Fields

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Gymnasium

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Park Pool

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

:
(312)746-9490

Harrison Playground

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Tennis Courts

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

Harrison Gymnasium

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Gymnastics Center

within Harrison Park Fieldhouse
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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(312) 746-5491
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Harrison Park Pool
Harrison Park Pool

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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(312)746-9490
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Emiliano Zapata Bust
Emiliano Zapata Bust

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Playground
Harrison Playground

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Football/Soccer Field - Artificial Turf

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Tennis Courts

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Basketball Court - Outdoor

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Outside view of the National Museum of Mexican Art
National Museum of Mexican Art

1852 W 19th St
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

:
(312) 738-1503
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Harrison Boxing Gym

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Park Climbing Wall

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Clubrooms

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Fitness Course

1801 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Baseball Field - Artificial Turf

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Park Harvest Garden

1824 S Wood St
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Park Fieldhouse
Harrison Fieldhouse

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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Harrison Fitness Center

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
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Harrison Baseball Fields

1824 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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