About the place
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.
Additional Information
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 Chicago Park District 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.For directions using public transportation visit www.transitchicago.com.
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4901 S. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, Illions, USA
