Events
Jun
17
Location:
4901 S. Kilbourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60632
Supervisor:
Stephanie Esposito
Phone Numbers:
Main
(773) 284-7029
Hours
Park Hours
Description
Located in the Archer Heights Community Area, Archer Park totals 14.06 acres and features a gymnasium and kitchen. Outside, the park offers an interactive water spray feature, baseball fields, a basketball court, an athletic field for football and soccer, and a playground.
Park-goers can play baseball, football and soccer sports at the facility. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District鈥檚 popular six-week day camp. In addition to programs, Archer Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies In the Park.
History
Archer Park takes its name from the surrounding Archer Heights community. The community and its main artery, Archer Avenue, are named for Col. William Beatty Archer (1793-1870), a Commissioner for the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which paralleled the road in the 1800s. Archer, an abolitionist as well as a civil engineer, nominated Abraham Lincoln for Vice President in 1856. The 快播视频 acquired land from 1949-1950 and established Archer Park to provide green space in an area then experiencing significant industrial development. The new park was part of a ten-year, district-wide program to increase recreational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods in post-World War II Chicago. Archer Park provided solely outdoor recreational facilities until 1970, when the Park District constructed a small fieldhouse.
Parking/Directions
For directions using public transportation visit .
Map & Facilities
Archer Basketball Courts - Outdoor
Archer Park - Irma Abelar | Concession
4901 S. Kilbourn
Chicago, IL 60632
United States
:
(773) 676-3159
Archer Park - Teen Center
