Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool AKA: The Rookery Traditional Geocache
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool AKA: The Rookery
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A Can. Should be able to accept most travel bugs and trading items. Please step through either the north gates or the SE entrance and enter this magical world. Seasonal and Daylight Hours only.
It was built during 1936 to 1938 with funds from the Works Progress Administration. A Victorian garden for raising tropical water lilies had existed on its site since 1889.
Considered one of the most important historic landscapes in Chicago, this "hidden garden" in Lincoln Park was designed by noted landscape architect Alfred Caldwell in the Prairie School style inspired by Jens Jensen and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Like its architectural counterpart, the intent of the Prairie School tradition of landscape architecture was to help build an appreciation for the beauty of the natural landscape.
The landscape design is a tribute to the natural ecology of the Midwest. It was originally designed to mimic a river formed by a melting glacier’s flow of water cutting through limestone.
The stonework and paths have a natural look that conveys the interpretation that melted glacial water flows are cutting through moraines, creating dramatic limestone bluffs. A waterfall near the north end of the lily pool represents the source of this glacial river.
The site fell into disrepair over the years, but in 2001 the Chicago Park District rehabilitated the garden to its current splendor.
Year Built: 1936-1938
Architect: Alfred Caldwell
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: November 6, 2002
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