Bowen Park (Waukegan)

Joseph T. Bowen Country Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Bowen Park, 1917 North Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Illinois
Coordinates	42°23′10″N 87°49′47″W / 42.38620920°N 87.82985610°W / 42.38620920; -87.82985610
Area	61.1 acres (24.7 ha)
Built	1843 (1843)
Website	www.waukeganparks.org/location/bowen-park/
NRHP reference No.	78003400[1]
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1978

Bowen Park is a recreational area in Waukegan, Illinois, along Sheridan Road. It includes an old-growth forest and a ravine. The 60.07-acre (24.31 ha) park was laid out as a residential property in 1843. It was the home of John Charles Haines, a prominent Illinois politician, from 1857 to 1896. In 1911, the Hull House Association renamed it the Joseph T. Bowen Country Club and began using the property as a summer retreat. The land was purchased by the Waukegan Park District in 1963.