Olmsted in Chicago: Washington Park Register Here

On this tour, learn about the ways Olmsted expressed democratic principles in his design for Washington Park, and how the greenspace became an important oasis for African American newcomers during the Great Migration. Highlights include the park’s original sheep meadow.

Meet in front of the Washington Park Refectory (S. Russell Drive just south of Morgan Drive).

This tour is presented by the Hyde Park Historical Society as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago's diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now.