Washington Square, N. Dearborn St., from W. Walton St. to W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 21, 2003. NRIS 03000786.
Part of Land Subdivisions with Set-Aside Parks, Chicago, IL MPS (NRIS 64500855).
32 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
Washington Square, also known as Washington Square Park, is a park in Chicago, Illinois. A registered historic landmark that is better known by its nickname Bughouse Square (derived from the slang of bughouse referring to mental health facilities), it was the most celebrated open air free-speech center in the country as well as a popular Chicago tourist attraction. It is located across Walton Street from Newberry Library at 901 N. Clark Street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago. It is Chicago's oldest existing small park. It is one of four Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington (the others being Washington Park, Harold Washington Park, and Dinah Washington Park). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1991.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890992