Hart Park (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) Explained

Hart Park
Address:7300 Chestnut Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Opened:1921
Owner:City of Wauwatosa Parks and Forestry Division
Former Names:City Park
(1921–1960)
Seating Capacity:4,900
Surface:artificial turf

Hart Park is a 19.5acres park on the Menomonee River in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Created in 1921 and originally known as City Park, the park has a football/soccer field, baseball diamond, field house, several tennis courts, a skate park, and nature trails.[2] In 1960, to commemorate Wauwatosa's 125th anniversary, the common council named the park Charles Hart Park to recognize the city's founder.

A curling facility, sports fields, tennis courts and skating rink were established by 1926. The field house, constructed by the Works Progress Administration, opened in 1929. The WPA made many improvements to the park, including the addition of stone walls, a new football field, bleachers, an indoor curling rink and a parking lot. The roller rink and baseball diamonds opened in 1942.[3]

The athletic field is artificial turf[4] and can host high school and college football, soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse.

It is currently used as the home field for the NCAA Marquette Golden Eagles lacrosse teams and, as of 2017, the Milwaukee Torrent soccer team of the NPSL and WPSL .[5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hart Park hosted Forward Madison FC as their home venue for the 2020 USL League One season.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of our Club . wauwatosacurlingclub.com . Wauwatosa Curling Club . July 9, 2020 . June 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613213424/https://wauwatosacurlingclub.com/index.php/our-club/history-of-our-club . live .
  2. Web site: City of Wauwatosa, Hart Park. City of Wauwatosa. 5 February 2019. 7 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015605/https://www.wauwatosa.net/government/departments/parks/hart-park. live.
  3. Web site: 7300 W CHESTNUT ST Architecture and History Inventory . wisconsinhistory.org . January 2012 . Wisconsin Historical Society . July 9, 2020 . July 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200709212846/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI140438 . live .
  4. Web site: Athletic field rentals: Hart Park . City of Wauwatosa . 5 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020050/https://www.wauwatosa.net/government/departments/parks/hart-park-information/athletic-field-rentals . live .
  5. Web site: Milwaukee Torrent to Call Hart Park, Tosa Home . Tosa Connection . December 2016 . 5 February 2019 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627141617/http://www.tosaconnection.com/milwaukee-torrent-to-call-hart-park-tosa-home/ . live .
  6. Web site: Forward Madison set for home games at Hart Park in Wauwatosa . ForwardMadisonFC.com . 9 July 2020 . 9 July 2020 . 12 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712215723/https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news_article/show/1112497 . dead .