Armour Square Park


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

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Location	Bounded by W 33rd St., W 34th Place, S. Wells Ave. and S. Shields Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°50′1″N 87°38′2″W / 41.83361°N 87.63389°W / 41.83361; -87.63389Coordinates: 41°50′1″N 87°38′2″W / 41.83361°N 87.63389°W / 41.83361; -87.63389
Architect	D.H. Burnham & Company; Olmsted Brothers
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
MPS	Chicago Park District MPS
NRHP Reference #	03000789
Added to NRHP	August 19, 2003^[1]

Armour 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

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Google Books - Mind and Body, Page 193. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
↑ Google Books - Water and Sewage Works, Page 378. Retrieved 2009-08-05.

External links

Armour Square Park, Chicago Park District

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