Rogers (School) Park
Rogers (School) Park
Chicago, IL 60645
Rogers Park was one of many parks created through a ten-year program providing additional recreational space for post-World War II Chicago. On November 26, 1946, the Rogers School Park was established. In 1947, the Chicago Park District acquired a 13-acre property on North Washtenaw Avenue in the West Ridge community. By 1950, the site had four temporary softball diamonds, but no further improvements were made until the mid-1950s. At that time, the Board of Education built an addition to the nearby Philip Rogers Elementary School, and sold adjacent land to the Park District. Improvement of the expanded park soon followed. Rogers Park is among a number of parks jointly operated by the Park District and the Chicago Public Schools.
Rogers Park and the adjacent school honor Philip McGregor Rogers (1812-1856).
In the 1920s, the Rogers Park Washed Sand and Gravel Company occupied most of the land presently being used for the park.
