The Park District obtained 10 acres fronting Dundee Road in 1990 from Wickes Companies Inc By early 1992 the Park District was able to…
1988
In 1988, the historic Carriage House, located on Dundee Road, was acquired from the Village of Wheeling and moved to Chamber Park.
1985
In 1985 the Park District acquired the four acres of land remaining from the Lemke Farm in south Wheeling With the acquisition of a…
1984
The acre of land that became Malibu Park was used to stockpile soil during construction of the Malibu subdivision The developer donated the land…
1981
In 1981 the Wheeling Park District renovated and restored the original chapel at Childerley Park to honor former Commissioner Lorraine E Lark who passed…
1978
The Village sold the original Wheeling Village Hall on Milwaukee Avenue to the Park District in 1978 The building was moved to Chamber Park…
1977
The other 10 acres that became Childerley Park were owned by a religious organization the Calvert Foundation of Chicago and used as a retreat…
1975
The Park District acquired the 10 acres of land that became Horizon Park in 1975 To develop the park in 1984 the Park District…
1970
The Park District acquired a Civil Warera church building in 1970 and moved it to the Chamber Park site The building was remodeled to…
1969
Another piece of land north of the existing property line along Wolf Road was purchased for use as a retention basin in 1969 Around…