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Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

Park Details

Main Address

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

  • Tel: (312) 747-7138 | Main
Park Supervisor
Kisha Taylor
Park Hours
Closed
| 6:00 am-9:00 pm

Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

Description

Located in the Oakland Community, Kennicott Park totals 2.91 acres and features a field house, formerly the home of the Judd Elementary School. The field house offers a gymnasium, an art room, a fitness center, a kitchen, a dance studio and conference rooms. Outside, the park offers a small athletic field and playground that was renovated in Summer 2014 as part of the Chicago Plays! Program. 

Kennicott Park is the site for several community-based partnerships that provide programs for children and adults.

Park-goers come to Kennicott Park to play basketball and table games at the facility. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. Specialty camps are offered in the summer as well including cooking programs and doll camp.

In addition to programs, Kennicott Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies in the Park at nearby Gwendolyn Brooks Park, Halloween activities and other Night Out in the Parks events.

To view a few of the fabulous park programs, click on the multimedia tab!

History

Kennicott Park was established in 1991 when the Board of Education transferred Judd Elementary School to the ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ. The ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ continued to acquire property for the park from 1995 until 2001.  The former school building was converted into a fieldhouse.

The Kenwood community was founded in 1856 by Dr. Jonathan A. Kennicott (1824-1893), from whom the park takes its name. A native New Yorker, Kennicott graduated from Chicago's Rush Medical College in 1843 and practiced dentistry in Milwaukee for several years before returning to Chicago. Kennicott's estate, named Kenwood for his mother's birthplace in Scotland, stood on Dorchester Street at 48th Street. The fashionable Kenwood community soon became known as the "Lake Forest of the South Side."

Additional Information

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Programs at Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

Most programs run from Tuesday, September 02 to Sunday, December 07 Online registration beings In-person registration begins
Instruction
Fitness
60 and up
From September 4, 2025 to December 4, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 8:45am to 9:30am
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$0.00
Open
Fun & Games
At least 8 but less than 11
From September 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025
Each Friday from 4pm to 5pm
$10.00
Instruction
Fitness
60 and up
From September 2, 2025 to December 9, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 12pm to 1pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$0.00
Instruction
Educational/Self-Help
At least 8 but less than 11
From September 4, 2025 to December 4, 2025
Each Thursday from 5pm to 6pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$20.00
Instruction
Educational/Self-Help
At least 8 but less than 11
From September 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025
Each Tuesday from 5pm to 6pm
$20.00
Instruction
Dance
At least 6 but less than 13
From September 3, 2025 to December 5, 2025
Each Wednesday,Friday from 4pm to 5pm
$15.00
Instruction
Recreation
At least 3 but less than 5 years 1 months
From September 2, 2025 to December 4, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 12:30pm to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$34.00
Instruction
Fun & Games
At least 3 but less than 6
From September 2, 2025 to December 11, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 2pm to 3:30pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$20.00
Instruction
Sports - Football
At least 9 but less than 12
From September 6, 2025 to November 1, 2025
Each Saturday from 9am to 12pm
$0.00
Instruction
Recreation
At least 3 but less than 6
From September 3, 2025 to December 12, 2025
Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 12:30pm to 2pm
$49.00

Most programs run from Monday, March 30 to Sunday, June 07 Online registration beings In-person registration begins

Most programs run from Monday, January 05 to Sunday, March 08 Online registration beings In-person registration begins