In 1895, the year of Grayslake's incorporation, Charles F. Kuebker bought the land that encompasses Central Park from Charles Whitehead. He brought his wife and young son to Grayslake the following year, and the family tilled the soil and raised animals. In 1904 a canning factory was located directly south of the property. The factory purchased the farm in 1910, but it reverted back to the Kuebker family in 1914. The younger Charles entered business in 1925 when he purchased the Harley Darby milk route and founded the Grayslake Dairy. Along with milk produced by cows housed on the farm, milk was purchased from nearby farms, and local men were hired to work in the processing plant and deliver milk, cream, and eggs daily to Grayslake housewives. Processing was done in a former bunkhouse of the closed canning factory. The dairy ceased operation about 1936, but the land continued as a dairy farm. The farm remained in the family until 1967, when it was sold to John Epstein of Grayslake Gelatin Company. The Grayslake Park District began Central Park when it acquired 14.67 acres of the farm in 1979, and it purchased forty more acres in 1991. The former farm also includes the library, the Middle School, and the skate park.