Rogers (Phillip) Park

Welcome to Rogers Park

Chicago Plays! playground

Fieldhouse

Location:

7345 N. Washtenaw Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645

Supervisor: Jordan Swiderski

Phone Numbers: Main (773) 381-6274

Hours

Park Hours

Weekday	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

Description

Rogers Park was one of many parks created through a ten-year program providing additional recreational space for post-World War II Chicago. In 1947, the park district acquired a 22.35-acre property on North Washtenaw Avenue in the West Ridge community. By 1950, the site had four temporary softball diamonds, but no further improvements were made until the mid-1950s.

Rogers Park and the adjacent school honor Phillip Rogers (1812-1856), an Irishman who arrived from New York in 1836. Rogers cleared land north of Chicago and built a cabin atop the natural ridge that gives West Ridge its name. A successful farmer, Rogers eventually purchased over 1,600 acres of property. After his death in 1856, Rogers' land passed into the hands of his son-in-law, Patrick L. Touhy (1839-1911), who joined with others to develop the Rogers Park community in the 1870s.

History

Rogers Park was one of many parks created through a ten-year program providing additional recreational space for post-World War II Chicago. The Chicago Park District began acquiring land for this park in 1946 on North Washtenaw Avenue in the West Ridge community, the park was completed in 1950 when the streets and alleys within the park boundary were vacated creating a 20 plus acre park. In 1950, the site had four temporary softball diamonds, but no further improvements were made until the mid-1950s.

Parking/Directions

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

Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Dates	Fee
Pickleball - Open at Rogers	503754	Open	Pickleball	18 and up	From September 3, 2024 to October 25, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 10am to 12pm	Free
Pickleball - Open at Rogers	503755	Open	Pickleball	18 and up	From September 3, 2024 to October 25, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm	Free

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