Armour Square Park

Armour Square Park
Armour Square Park fieldhouse
Interactive map of Armour Square Park
Type	Urban park
Location	Bounded by 33rd Street, 34th Street, Wells Street, and Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°50′1″N 87°38′2″W / 41.83361°N 87.63389°W / 41.83361; -87.63389
Opened	March 1905; 121 years ago (1905-03)
Designer	D.H. Burnham & Company Olmsted Brothers
Etymology	Philip Danforth Armour


Armour Square
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Architectural style	Beaux Arts
MPS	Chicago Park District MPS
NRHP reference No.	03000789
Added to NRHP	August 19, 2003^[1]

Armour (Philip) Square Park, also known as Armour Square or Park No. 3, is a park in Chicago, Illinois featuring Beaux Arts architecture, designed by D.H. Burnham and the Olmsted Brothers. The park was opened in March 1905,^[2] at a cost of $220,000. It was named after Philip Danforth Armour, philanthropist and captain of industry.^[3]

References

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↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
↑ Google Books - Mind and Body, Page 193. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
↑ Google Books - Water and Sewage Works, Page 378. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

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