Scoville Park, Oak Park, Illinois

SCOVILLE PARK

Click on icons below for views of the park. A special feature is the Panorama of the Park Center usings Apple's QuickTime format.

Hotmap of Scoville Park The park is named after James Scoville of the Scoville family. Originally the Scoville family estate, the 4.6-acre site was one of the village's three original parks. Purchased in 1912, the first year the Park District of Oak Park was organized, the old Scoville family home was demolished June 1, 1913.
The park was designed by Jens Jensen, an internationally known landscape artist. In 1925 the granite and bronze War Memorial that is the centerpiece of the park was dedicated. General C.G. Dawes, at that time the vice president of the United States, attended the dedication on November 11, 1925-Veterans Day. Scoville Park was also the site of the first home of Joseph Kettlestrings, Oak Park's first white settler.
Today, the park is popular for lunch time strolls, sunning, meeting friends, summer concerts on Sunday afternoons, tennis with friends, hanging out at the Horse Show Fountain, and letting your kids romp on the playground.