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Armour Square Park

Armour Square
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Armour Square Park is located in Chicago
Armour Square Park
Armour Square Park is located in Illinois
Armour Square Park
Armour Square Park is located in the US
Armour Square Park
Location Bounded by W 33rd St., W 34th Place, S. Wells Ave. and S. Shields Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°50′1″N 87°38′2″W / 41.83361°N 87.63389°W / 41.83361; -87.63389Coordinates: 41°50′1″N 87°38′2″W / 41.83361°N 87.63389°W / 41.83361; -87.63389
Architect D.H. Burnham & Company; Olmsted Brothers
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS Chicago Park District MPS
NRHP Reference # 03000789
Added to NRHP August 19, 2003

Armour Square Park, also known as Armour Square or Park No. 3, is a park in Chicago, Illinois featuring Beaux Arts architecture, designed by D.H. Burnham and the Olmsted Brothers. The park was opened in March 1905, at a cost of $220,000. It was named after Philip Danforth Armour, philanthropist and captain of industry.



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