Austin Town Hall Park
Encyclopedia
Austin Town Hall Park is a park at 5610 W. Lake Street
in the Austin
neighborhood of Chicago
, Illinois
. The site was formerly used for the town hall of Cicero Township
. The Austin subdivision of Cicero was annexed to Chicago in 1899, and the town hall site eventually became part of the Chicago Park District
. The park's fieldhouse, designed by Michaelsen and Rognstad in the 1920s, is influenced largely by Philadelphia's Independence Hall
.
The Austin Town Hall Park Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2006.
Lake Street
Lake Street may refer to:*Lake Street *Lake Street...
in the Austin
Austin, Chicago
Austin, located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is the largest of the city's 77 officially defined community areas, followed by Lake View. Its eastern boundary is the Belt Railway located just east of Cicero Avenue. Its northernmost border is the Milwaukee District/West Line...
neighborhood of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The site was formerly used for the town hall of Cicero Township
Cicero Township, Cook County, Illinois
Cicero Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 85,616.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cicero Township covers an area of...
. The Austin subdivision of Cicero was annexed to Chicago in 1899, and the town hall site eventually became part of the Chicago Park District
Chicago Park District
The Chicago Park District is the oldest and largest park district in the U.S.A, with a $385 million annual budget. It has the distinction of spending the most per capita on its parks, even more than Boston in terms of park expenses per capita...
. The park's fieldhouse, designed by Michaelsen and Rognstad in the 1920s, is influenced largely by Philadelphia's Independence Hall
Independence Hall
Independence Hall is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets...
.
The Austin Town Hall Park Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2006.