Trumbull Park
Also known as: Park #16; Irondale Park
Why it's listed
Trumbull Park occupies 18.52 acres on Chicago's south side, in the South Deering neighborhood once called Irondale. The South Park Commission began planning it in 1907 as one of four new neighborhood parks, and permanent improvements followed in 1915. The Olmsted Brothers prepared plans, but in-house staff designed the layout actually built: a depressed ball field on the north half, with a fieldhouse, playground, running track, swimming pool and service yard on the south. A formal promenade and concourse lined with ginkgo trees remain a defining feature. The cruciform Beaux Arts fieldhouse, built in 1915 from the same plans as the Grand Crossing Park fieldhouse, echoes the earlier Burnham-designed park buildings, though it has since been gunited and painted. A 1947 granite fountain memorializes local World War II veterans. The park is recognized as a representative, highly intact example of Chicago's South Park Commission neighborhood parks, which grew from settlement-house reform ideals.
Significance in brief: It is a well-preserved example of the South Park Commission's neighborhood park model, with formal landscape elements and a Beaux Arts concrete fieldhouse. It retains a high level of integrity, notably its mature ginkgo and Siberian elm plantings. It also reflects the settlement-movement ideas behind Chicago's early small parks and the Olmsted Brothers' influence.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000486, listed April 20, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 2400 E. 105th St., Chicago |
|---|---|
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | April 20, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000486 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | South Park Commission in-house staff; rendering signed by Guy Wilfrid Haylor; possibly Linn White, Chief Engineer |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts Classicism |
| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Continues in use as a park and fieldhouse; fieldhouse retains good integrity despite alterations such as gunite and paint, asphalt roofing, and removal of the original fence and some plantings. |
| Acreage | 18.5 |
| Coordinates | 41.70630, -87.56459 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000486.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q49572249
- This listing as JSON
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