Rosewood Park is a historic park on Roger Williams Avenue in Highland Park,

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. The park is the former site of the Julius Rosenwald Estate, which was built circa 1910 for businessman

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. Landscape architect

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designed the estate's grounds, which he also used as a studio; these became the modern park after the home's removal. The park includes a beach on

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, the

North Shore Sanitary District Tower The North Shore Sanitary District Tower is located in Rosewood Park, Highland Park, Illinois. It was built in 1931 to provide ventilation for the local sewer system. The brick tower is tall and topped by a spire. The tower features Art Deco elem ...

(closed), an empty stone pool and artificial stream, and a walking path that leads to a bridge over a ravine. Jensen also planted

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s in the park, which still bloom annually in spring. The park was added to the

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on September 29, 1982.

External links

*https://www.pdhp.org/interactive-map/rosewood-park/ *https://www.pdhp.org/rosewood-beach/

References

National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Highland Park, Illinois Beaches of Illinois {{LakeCountyIL-NRHP-stub