Pulaski Park Fieldhouse

Landmark Context

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse is tied to 1419 W Blackhawk St in the city's landmark file. The designation record holds onto a construction date of 1912-14 and credits William Carbys Zimmerman. It was designated on July 29, 2003. Pulaski Park Fieldhouse becomes more than a passing image once those facts are held together with institutional planning, community service and public life, and how buildings shaped neighborhood identity.

At Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, the most useful field notes usually begin with entries, wings, and later additions, then move outward to yards, courts, or campus relationships and how the building addresses the street. That kind of fieldwork helps clarify how public or community-serving institutions left long physical traces in the neighborhood.

Research Starting Points

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse can be checked against board minutes or annual reports, permit records, and photographs, directories, and local coverage when the designation summary runs out. Those records make it easier to test what changed, what remained, and how the building fit into a larger local story.

Pulaski Park Fieldhouse gives later fieldwork and archives a stable site to keep circling back to.