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{{Short description|Park in Chicago, Illinois, US}}
{{Infobox NRHP
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| name = Columbus Park
| image =Columbus_Park_Boathouse.jpg▼
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| caption = Columbus Park Boathouse▼
▲| image = Columbus_Park_Boathouse.jpg
▲| caption = Columbus Park Boathouse
| coordinates = {{coord|41|52|26|N|87|46|11|W|display=inline,title}}▼
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| locmapin = Chicago
| area =
| built = 1915 | architect = [[Jens Jensen (landscape architect)|Jens Jensen]], [[C. Herrick Hammond|Chatten & Hammond]] | architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School
| designated_nrhp_type = July 31, 2003<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=209115252&ResourceType=District|title=Columbus Park|accessdate=2007-10-06|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103060458/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=209115252&ResourceType=District|archive-date=2008-01-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| added = May 20, 1991<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>▼
| mpsub = [[Chicago Park District]] MPS▼
▲| added = May 20, 1991<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| refnum = 91000567
▲| mpsub=[[Chicago Park District]] MPS
}}
'''Columbus Park''' is a {{convert|135|acre|adj=on}} park located on the far [[West Side, Chicago|West Side]] of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], in the [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]] neighborhood. It is considered the finest work by [[landscape architect]] [[Jens Jensen (landscape architect)|Jens Jensen]] and was consequently named a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 2003.
==History==
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The park was largely completed by 1920, when Jensen was removed from his position by Illinois Governor [[Frank Lowden]]. The only uncompleted section was the refectory and boathouse. The new West Park Commissioners ignored Jensen's plan and instead hired local architectural firm [[C. Herrick Hammond|Chatten & Hammond]], who completed the structure in 1923. Although a contradiction to the rest of the park, the refectory was well received. [[Works Progress Administration]] funds in the late 1930s allowed for the conversion of an old stable building into a gymnasium. The funds also allowed for the replanting of the landscape. In 1953, the southern {{convert|9|acre}} of Columbus Park were demolished to make way for the [[Eisenhower Expressway]]. The waterfalls and surrounding landscape were restored in 1991; the refectory was restored a few years later. The park was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 20, 1991, and designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] on July 31, 2003.<ref name="nhlsum"/> It is considered one of "150 great places in [[Illinois]]" by the [[American Institute of Architects]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.illinoisgreatplaces.com|title=Columbus Park |publisher=American Institute of Architects |accessdate=2007-05-09}}</ref>
In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Columbus Park was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places <ref>{{cite news|last=Waldinger|first=Mike|title=The proud history of architecture in Illinois|url=https://springfieldbusinessjournal.com/2018/01/the-proud-history-of-architecture-in-illinois/|accessdate=30 January 2018|newspaper=Springfield Business Journal|date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> by the [[American Institute of Architects]] Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
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==External links==
*[https://archive.
*[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/81columbus/81columbus.htm ''"Chicago's Columbus Park:The Prairie Idealized",'' a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]
*[http://www.illinoisgreatplaces.com/#welcome Illinois Great Places] - [http://www.illinoisgreatplaces.com/#detail/columbus_park-059/type=landscape/city=chicago Columbus Park]
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==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Chicago Parks}}
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{{Registered Historic Places}}
[[Category:West Side, Chicago]]
[[Category:Historic districts in Chicago]]
[[Category:Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Chicago]]
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