West Town in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse

William Carbys Zimmerman, architect; 1912-1914

— Chicago Landmark —

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

1. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse Marker

Inscription. One of Chicago's most distinctive park buildings, this fieldhouse was designed to resemble a Central- or Eastern-European public hall and is noteworthy for its fine brickwork, half-timbering, and picturesque tower. It exemplifies the early 20th-century effort to create neighborhood parks, filled with organized activities and programs, for working-class Chicagoans. Besides his work designing fieldhouses for the City's West Side parks, Zimmerman also designed public buildings throughout Illinois as the State Architect during the early 1900s.

Designated on July 29, 2003
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 41° 54.417′ N, 87° 39.808′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in West Town. It can be reached from Blackhawk Street near Cleaver Street, on the right. The marker is in the vestibule

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of the building's Blackhawk Street entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1419 West Blackhawk Street, Chicago IL 60642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Polish National Alliance Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Home & Bank Trust Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bell from the First Holy Trinity Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cherry Avenue Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Northwestern University Settlement House (approx. half a mile away); Elizabeth Peabody Public School Building (approx. half a mile away); Milly’s Pizza in the Pan (approx. 0.6 miles away); The 1992 River West Gas Fires (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Chicago Park District: Pulaski Park.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

2. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse Marker

Excerpt: "The West Park Commissioners identified a site that was located in West Town — a crowded, predominantly Polish neighborhood of factories and workers' housing for this park. To make way for the park, the West Park Commission had to displace 1,200 people, demolishing some buildings, and moving others to nearby locations in the neighborhood."

(Submitted on November 18, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Additional commentary.
1. Commission on Chicago Landmarks series of plaques
This marker is included as part of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks series.

— Submitted November 18, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

3. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

4. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse

The marker is in the entrance that is beneath the tower.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.