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Mahoney Park

Coordinates: 42°05′21″N 87°42′12″W / 42.08917°N 87.70333°W / 42.08917; -87.70333
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Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary in Mahoney Park
Mahoney Park is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Mahoney Park
Mahoney Park is located in Illinois
Mahoney Park
Mahoney Park is located in the United States
Mahoney Park
LocationSheridan Rd., Kenilworth, Illinois
Coordinates42°05′21″N 87°42′12″W / 42.08917°N 87.70333°W / 42.08917; -87.70333
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
ArchitectJens Jensen
NRHP reference No.85000772[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1985

Mahoney Park is a public park on Sheridan Road in the southeast corner of Kenilworth, Illinois. The park opened in 1933 on land donated to the village by the Mahoney family, who required that the land become a park as a condition of their donation. Landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the park; while Jensen designed many private estates in the 1920s, his 1930s work was less prolific and focused on projects with personal significance to him. Jensen's design for the park was inspired by the Prairie School movement and includes curving paths, wildflowers, islands of shrubbery and trees, bird baths, and seven council rings. The park is the only remaining small park designed by Jensen and is a rare intact example of his work in north suburban Chicago, as many of his larger works were later subdivided.[2]

The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Drexler, Jane F.; Cepuritis, Gunta (October 2, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: A Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary in Mahoney Park" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved July 19, 2020.[dead link]