Sherman Park Fieldhouse
Sherman Park Fieldhouse
What a great pool we have at Sherman Park
What a great pool we have at Sherman Park
Sherman Park Fieldhouse
Sherman Park Fieldhouse
Sherman Park Outdoor Basketball Court
Sherman Park Outdoor Basketball Court
The beautiful outdoor basketball court at Sherman Park
The beautiful outdoor basketball court at Sherman Park
Sherman Park gym
Sherman Park gym
The gorgeous pool at Sherman Park
The gorgeous pool at Sherman Park
Sherman Park Playground
Sherman Park Playground
The stunning Sherman Park playground
The stunning Sherman Park playground
The dazzling tennis court at Sherman Park
The dazzling tennis court at Sherman Park
Get fit at Sherman Park's fitness center
Get fit at Sherman Park's Fitness Center
The stunning lagoon at Sherman Park
The stunning lagoon at Sherman Park
Chicago Plays! Ribbon cutting at Sherman Park
Chicago Plays! Ribbon cutting at Sherman Park
Location:

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609

Supervisor: Delwin Butler
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6672

 

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 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am-7:30 pm

Description

Located in the New City community, Sherman Park totals 57.70 acres and features two gymnasiums, an auditorium, fitness center, and multi-purpose rooms. Outside, the park offers a swimming pool,three playgrounds, basketball/tennis courts, baseball/softball diamonds, soccer/football fields. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our auditorium, gymnasiums, multi-purpose rooms, and fields.

Park-goers can participate in seasonal sports, aerobics, Teen Club. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and during the summer, youth participate in the Chicago Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Sherman Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family, such as Senior Sock Hop Dance, jazz concerts, and holiday-themed events.

History

The South Park District acquired land for this park in 1903.  Sherman Park was one of ten revolutionary Chicago parks which opened to the public in 1905. The City's population had grown from 300,000 in 1870 to 2 million by 1905, but less than 200 acres of new parkland had been created during that period. The noisy, overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods in the center of the City were far away from the existing parks. South Park Commission Superintendent J. Frank Foster envisioned a new type of park that would provide social services as well as breathing spaces to these areas. Nationally renowned landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers and architects Daniel H. Burnham and Co. designed the whole system of new parks. In addition to Sherman Park, these were Ogden, Palmer, Bessemer, and Hamilton Parks, and Russell, Davis, Armour, Cornell and Mark White Squares. (Mark White Square is now known as McGuane Park.) At 60 acres, Sherman Park was one of the largest of the parks.  In 1934, the park became part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio when the South Park District and 21 other park districts were consolidated.  The Olmsted Brothers transformed its low and wet site into a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway surrounding an island of ballfields. The classically-designed architecture, located at the north end of the park, includes the fieldhouse and gym and locker buildings united by trellis-like structures known as pergolas.

This architectural commission was especially meaningful to Burnham because the park was named for his father-in-law, John B. Sherman (1825- 1902). The founder of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, Sherman served as a member of the South Park Commission for 25 years.

Advisory Council

Contact: Sabrina King,   President
Phone: (773)615-6477
Meeting Details:

Every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30p.m.

Parking/Directions

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

Map & Facilities

Sherman Playground -SW

5444 S. Loomis Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Spray Feature

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Tennis Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman American History Series | Artwork

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Volleyball Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Mosaic | Artwork

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Auditorium

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Basketball Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Clubroom

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Baseball Field

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Fieldhouse

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Fishing Area

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Fitness Center

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Football/Soccer Field

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Gymnasium

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Natural Area

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Pool

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

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(312) 745-2940

Sherman Playground -NW

5158 S. Ada St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Playground -SE

1159 W. 54th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
United States

Sherman Natural Area
Sherman Natural Area

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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American History Series
Sherman American History Series | Artwork

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Park Pool
Sherman Pool

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Mosaic
Sherman Mosaic | Artwork

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Playground -NW

5158 S. Ada St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Basketball Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Playground -SE

1159 W. 54th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Clubroom

1301 W. 52nd St.
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Sherman Playground -SW

5444 S. Loomis Blvd.
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Sherman Baseball Field

1301 W. 52nd St.
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Sherman Spray Feature

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Fieldhouse

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Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Tennis Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Fishing Area

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Volleyball Court

1301 W. 52nd St.
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Sherman Fitness Center

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Sherman Auditorium

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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Sherman Football/Soccer Field

1301 W. 52nd St.
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Sherman Gymnasium

1301 W. 52nd St.
Chicago, IL 60609
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