{"nrhp_refnum":"92000074","name":"Humboldt Park","other_names":["Park #219"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by N. Sacramento and Augusta Blvds., and N. Kedzie, North and N. California Aves. and W. Division St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.90653359300006,"lon":-87.7020655924878,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Humboldt Park is a 206-acre public park on Chicago's west side, first designed in 1871 by William Le Baron Jenney and opened in 1877. It was later altered and expanded by Oscar F. Dubuis and Jens Jensen.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the park reflects the evolution of the Prairie style of landscape architecture, with Jens Jensen's redesign as its centerpiece. It was also one of the three original pleasure grounds linked by the West Park Commission's boulevard system. Its landscape has adapted to the changing demands of a heavily used urban open space while retaining good integrity.","narrative":"Humboldt Park is a 206-acre public park on Chicago's west side, one of three original pleasure grounds tied together by the West Park Commission's boulevard system. William Le Baron Jenney designed it in 1871 as a naturalistic landscape with a large lagoon, but only the eastern 80 acres were built before it opened in 1877. Oscar F. Dubuis later planned extensions to the lake and began considering midwestern landscape traits. From 1905, Jens Jensen redesigned much of the park, adding a Prairie-style river, a formal rose garden, a music court and a boathouse and refectory designed by Schmidt, Garden and Martin. Other features include the Queen Anne Receptory of 1895-96, bronze sculptures such as the Humboldt and Fritz Reuter monuments, and later Works Progress Administration road changes. The park is significant as a record of how Prairie-style landscape design developed, and it keeps good integrity despite losses of original fabric. Restoration work was underway on several elements.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Le Baron Jenney (original 1871 design); Oscar F. Dubuis; Jens Jensen; Frommann and Jebsen (Receptory); Schmidt, Garden and Martin (Boathouse/Refectory, lanterns)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne; Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements/Prairie School","criteria":[],"status_note":"Several features are under restoration, including the Receptory exterior, the Rose Garden, the Garden Hall pergola and the lanterns. The Boathouse/Refectory has boarded windows and awaits a new use, and the Music Shelter no longer exists.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.255927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/8910/28891038/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/92000074.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000074/94ec1d6b57-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000074/94ec1d6b57-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Plij (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humboldt_Park_Stables_and_Receptory.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Plij (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humboldt_Park_Stables_and_Receptory.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891038","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park_(Chicago_park)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5940360"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/humboldt-park-92000074/"}