Washington Square Park (Chicago)
Washington Square, also known as Washington Square Park, is a park in Chicago, Illinois. It is a registered historic landmark that is better known by its nickname Bughouse Square.
Overview
It is located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was the most celebrated open air free-speech center in the country as well as a popular Chicago tourist attraction.
It is Chicago's oldest existing small park.[2] It is one of four Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1991.
Washington Square Park (Chicago) Media
Washington Square Park Southeast entrance
The restored fountain at the center of the park.
References
- ↑ Rosemont, Franklin Bughouse Square, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, pp. 99. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
- ↑ Pacyga, Dominic A., Playgrounds and Small Parks, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L., 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, pp. 622. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
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