Jewett Park/Jewett Park Pavilion
Location
836 Jewett Park Drive
Deerfield, IL 60015
Acreage/Park Size
13.81
Amenities
- Ball Diamond
- Bathrooms
- Ice Skating (Outdoor)
- Pavilion (Rental)
- Picnic Area
- Playground Equipment
- Skatepark
- Soccer Field
History
- 1947 Community members contribute money for the purchase 12 ½ acres of Jewett Park land from the Jewett Family to preserve the land and create Deerfield’s first public park. Jewett Park Association was born.
- 1955 Fieldhouse built
- 1964 First Family Day celebration
- 1987 First Halloween Hoopla celebration
- 1996 Local teens approached the board requesting a place to in-line skate and roller blade
- 1997 Vote to build a Skate Park in Jewett Park
- 1998 Received a State of Illinois grant of $35,000 to build skate park and skate park dedication
- 2001 New backstops installed
- 2004 Renovation of the north end Jewett Park
- 2005 Replacement of major play components of the Preschool Playground
- 2006 Shade shelters installed over dugouts at Jewett Park
- 2008 New electronic scoreboards installed
- 2009 New playground equipment installed for the Jewett Park Playground west of the Preschool Playground adjacent to the Community Center
- 2013 Intergovernmental agreement between the park district, library and village for a walkway in Jewett Park
- 2018 Jewett Park 2.0 Master Planning and Phased Development Plan created and Jewett Park Preschool Playground renovated
- 2019 Jewett Park 2.0 Phase 1 of 2 begins with the demolition and renovation of the skate park, revamping and expansion of the south parking lot, regrading of the ball fields and relocation of the Veteran's Memorial
- 2020 Jewett Park 2.0 renovation of the skatepark, revamping and expansion of the south parking lot, regrading of the ball fields and relocation of the Veteran's Memorial complete
- 2020 Installation of a Little Free Library