6755 N. Northwest Hwy., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 21, 2007. NRIS 07000990.
Part of Chicago Park District MPS (NRIS 64500200).
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing object.
Edison Park is a park located in Edison Park community in Chicago, Illinois.
The park became part of the Chicago Park District in 1936. Edison Park's historic fieldhouse was built in 1907 as a public school. The fieldhouse was designed by Solon Spencer Beman in the Arts and Crafts style. A branch of the Chicago Public Library operated out of the fieldhouse from 1937 to 1960, and the building has also served as a community center.
The park contains hawthorn trees planted in the 1930s as well as a historic flagpole. In addition, the park contains a playground added in 1988, and a boulder honoring Thomas Edison dedicated in 1979. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2007.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891006