Hermosa Park

Park Details

Main Address

2240 N. Kilbourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
United States

  • Tel: (312) 742-7540 | Main
Park Hours
Open
| 6:00 am-11:00 pm

Hermosa Park

Description

Located in the Hermosa community (south of Fullerton Avenue, and mid-way between Cicero & Pulaski avenues), Hermosa Park’s fieldhouse sits on 4.63 acres.

Outdoors, the park offers one senior baseball field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, plus a playground and spray pool for the community to enjoy!

Depending on age and season, a large variety of programs are offered for youth & teens: park kids after-school program, soccer, volleyball, floor hockey, sports club, and basketball. In the summer, youth can participate in our traditional 6-week day camp as well as sports camp.  For our adult/senior members of the community we have bingo, walking club, stretching and senior club.

We invite you to stop by and check out the program offering at Hermosa Park!

History

Hermosa Park takes its name from the surrounding neighborhood, originally known as Garfield's subdivision, and redesignated Hermosa in 1889 at the request of the City of Chicago. Hermosa Park was created by the Northwest Park District, one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. The Hermosa Improvement Association asked the Northwest Park District to develop a park in its neighborhood, and the district purchased property in 1915. The park was slow to take shape, however. Increasing industrial development adjacent to the park site initially caused many to question the location, and there was talk of selling it. The community became frustrated by the slow pace of the park's development. In late 1917, 750 citizens petitioned the district to begin park development immediately. Still, no action was taken until mid-1919, when the Northwest Park district implemented a few temporary improvements and in 1922, the streets and alleys were vacated to expand the park.  Landscape architects were not hired until two years later. In the meantime, local groups had been making regular use of the Hermosa Park property. Between 1925 and 1927, the park district finally erected a permanent fieldhouse designed by Albert A. Schwartz, the architect for a number of Northwest Park District facilities.

Additional Information

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

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