Garfield Park, Chicago

Name: Garfield Park
Address: 100 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago, United States
Telephone: (312) 746-5092

#145 among attractions in Chicago

Park, Relax in park, Neighbourhood

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Garfield Park is a 184-acre urban park located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. It was designed as a pleasure ground by William LeBaron Jenney and is the oldest of the three large original Chicago West Side parks. It is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest plant conservatories in the United States. It is also the park furthest west in the Chicago park and boulevard system. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Elevation: 600 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°52'55"N, 87°43'2"W

Address

100 N. Central Park AveWest Side (East Garfield Park)Chicago United States

Contact

(312) 746-5092

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Garfield Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garfield Park Conservatory, Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, East Garfield Park, Read/Write Library.

~1730 ftN
Park, Historical place, Garden
Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago
9 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Chicago's West Side, the Garfield Park Conservatory is a verdant oasis that stands as one of the largest and most stunning botanical conservatories in the United States. With a sprawling area of over 4.5 acres under glass, this horticultural...
0.8 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, Chicago
20 min walk • Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is a Catholic basilica on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, which houses the National Shrine of Saint Peregrine, a national shrine.
0.7 miE
Neighbourhood
East Garfield Park, Chicago
19 min walk • East Garfield Park is on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, west of the Loop. Taking its name from the large urban park, Garfield Park, the neighborhood is bordered by Franklin Boulevard on the north, Arthington and Taylor Streets on the south, Hamlin Avenue and Independence Boulevard to the west, and Rockwell Street to the east.
1.5 miNE
Library
Read/Write Library, Chicago
39 min walk • The Read/Write Library is "a repository of pamphlets, zines, community plans, oral histories, neighborhood newspapers, literary magazines from CPS schools and state prisons, parish-church and settlement-house cookbooks, self-published poetry and novels, and other ephemera that...
0.7 miSW
Street
Pulaski Road, Chicago
18 min walk • Pulaski Road is a major north-south street in the city of Chicago, at 4000 W. or exactly five miles west of State Street. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.
1.2 miSE
Theater
Central Park Theater, Chicago
31 min walk • Central Park Theater is a historic theater building at 3531-39 W. Roosevelt Road in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1917, the theater was the first in the Balaban and Katz chain.
~1660 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture
Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls, Chicago
9 min walk • Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls is a historic school building at 3545 W. Fulton Boulevard in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1927 as a larger home for the school of the same name, which was founded in 1911.
0.5 miSW
Library, Beaux-Arts architecture
Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
12 min walk • The Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library, also called the Legler Library, the Legler Regional Library, or the Legler Branch, is a branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 115 S. Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park community area of Chicago, Illinois.
~1840 ftE
Neoclassical architecture
Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange, Chicago
9 min walk • The Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange is a historic telephone exchange building located at 17 S. Homan Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
West Garfield Park, Chicago
16 min walk • West Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. It is directly west of Garfield Park.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Garfield Park?

Nearby attractions include Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls, Chicago (9 min walk), Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago (9 min walk), Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange, Chicago (9 min walk), Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library, Chicago (12 min walk).

How to get to Garfield Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Garfield Park:

Bus

Madison & Central Park • Lines: 20, (N) N20 (3 min walk)

Metro

Conservatory-Central Park Drive • Lines: Green (6 min walk)
Pulaski • Lines: Green (14 min walk)

Train

Kedzie (18 min walk)