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Phillip Rogers (August 15, 1812 – December 13, 1856) was a settler of Irish origin who migrated to the Chicago area from Watertown, New York in 1836. He built a cabin on Ridge Avenue and bought a tract of land in the unincorporated area now bounded by Touhy Ave., Western Ave., Ridge Ave., and Morse Ave. from the government for $1.25 an acre. He continued to accumulate land and eventually owned approximately 1,600 acres (6.5 km), farming much of it.

Rogers's son-in-law, Patrick L. Touhy, inherited his holdings, subdivided some of the land, and began developing it in the 1870s. In 1878 a village was incorporated and named Rogers Park after Rogers. Following annexation by the City of Chicago in 1893, the neighborhood continued to be called Rogers Park.

Besides the former village and present community area, landmarks named after Rogers include Rogers Avenue, the public park called Rogers Park at 7345 N. Washtenaw Ave., Rogers Beach Park, and the Phillip Rogers Elementary School. As of 1925, ruins of the original Rogers homestead were still present on Ridge Ave., but were not preserved.

References

1. ^ "Rogers Park, Misc. Newspaper Article Extracts, Cook County, Illinois". Cook County ILGenWeb. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
2. "Rogers Park". Chicago Park District. Archived from the original on 2006-03-20. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
3. Morris, Hank. "Patrick Leonard Touhy". Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
4. Patricia Mooney-Melvin. "Rogers Park". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
5. Chicago Park District. "Rogers Beach Park (c/o Loyola Park)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2008-12-15.

• Irish emigrants to the United States
• People from Chicago
• 1812 births
• 1856 deaths