Kenwood Community Park

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Kenwood Fieldhouse

Cross Country Team

Kenwood Playground

Kenwood Entrance

Location:

1336 E. 49th St.
Chicago, IL 60615

Supervisor: Miasar Kittaneh

Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6286

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

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday	Closed
Monday	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday	Closed

Description

Located in the Kenwood community, Kenwood Park totals 7.01 acres features a small fieldhouse. The park operates programs inside the adjacent Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School.

Outside, the park offers tennis courts, baseball fields, an athletic field for soccer or football, a playground and an interactive water spray feature. In partnership with Common Threads nutrition program, the park has a community garden where children learn about the commonalities of various cultures through food.

Park-goers can play seasonal sports 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.

In addition to programs, Kenwood Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies in the Park and Halloween Pumpkin Patches.

History

When Dr. John A. Kennicott built his family estate south of 43rd Street in 1856, he named it "Kenwood" for his mother's birthplace in Scotland. After Kenwood's annexation to Chicago in 1889, the City's elite flowed into the neighborhood, building substantial, well-designed homes.

Fashionable Kenwood began to decline in the 1920s, however. Some single-family homes were subdivided into multi-family dwellings. High-rise apartment houses replaced others. Kenwood's population jumped by 28% during the decade. To create parkland for the growing community, the Chicago Board of Education acquired property in 1931 on East 50th Street. The City's Board of Education soon transformed the site into a playground.

After the Chicago Board of Education transferred the park property to the City of Chicago in 1943, the Bureau of Parks and Recreation planted 12 large American Elms to shade the ball diamonds and jungle gym. By 1950, the park was well-equipped with additional playground apparatus, a small brick recreation building, and a playing field that could be flooded in winter for ice skating.

The City transferred Kenwood Community Park to the �첥��Ƶ in 1957 pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. The following year, when adjacent Kenwood Avenue closed and the new Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School was constructed just to the west, the Park District responded by rehabilitating the park. In addition to earlier park amenities, the redesign included tennis and horseshoe courts and a spray pool.

Advisory Council

Contact: Greg Faulkner, Vice President

Email: gfaulk@ameritech.net

Meeting Details:

Please contact the Kenwood PAC for meeting details.

Parking/Directions

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