​Mayfair Park Advisory Council

4550 W. Sunnyside Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60630

Our Mission

The Mayfair Park Advisory Council is a volunteer, community-based organization that provides an opportunity for all individuals and groups in the community to participate in Mayfair Park's present and future status. As such, we are committed to bringing people of diverse backgrounds and opinions together in an atmosphere that fosters cooperation and communication.

Mayfair Park

Named for its surrounding neighborhood, Mayfair Park lies within the old suburb of Montrose, which had been renamed Mayfair by the early twentieth century. Plans for the park began in 1913 when the Irving Park District ordered a survey of a small area along Sunnyside Avenue. Three years later, the district made its first land purchases, however acquisition took several years. 

By 1930, the two-and-a-half acre park included a play field, separate boys' and girls' playgrounds, a wading pool, and a field house designed by Clarence Hatzfeld. Having been trained in the office of Chicago architect Julius Huber, Hatzfeld became known for numerous north- and northwest-side park field houses, commercial buildings, and residences. During the Depression, he began working for the Chicago Park District, which formed in 1934 through the consolidation of the city's 22 independent park agencies. As a park district employee, Hatzfeld was responsible for rehabilitating and altering the Mayfair Park Field house in 1936. This project included enclosing the building's entry loggia to provide more interior space. By 1947, the park district had added more recreational features to Mayfair Park including horseshoe, shuffle board, and tennis courts. The park's landscape was redesigned in order to expand its athletic fields in 1970. In 1989, the park district installed a new soft surface playground in Mayfair Park. In 2007, the park received a state-of-the-art ADA accessible playground.

Board Members

President

Matt Stevens

Secretary

Nathalia Litwin

Vice President

Jon Litwin

Treasurer

Matthew Lehman

Voting Members

Jeff Wentz
​Walter Eliason
John Tondelli
Xochitl Javier

Founding Members:
Aaron Parker
Howard Pinto

​Friends of the Parks is a 40-year old non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect, improve and promote the use of parks and open spaces throughout the Chicago area for the enjoyment of all residents and visitors.