Battell Park Historic District
Appearance
Battell Park Historic District | |
Location | Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°39′56″N 86°11′14″W / 41.66556°N 86.18722°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1884 | , 1927, 1936-1937
Architect | Works Progress Administration |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Park Rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 95001541[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 11, 1996 |
Battell Park Historic District is a historic public park and national historic district located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The district encompasses two contributing buildings, one contributing site, two contributing structures, and one contributing object in a public park. It was established in 1881, and subsequently developed with a Soldiers' War Memorial erected in 1884 and Classical Revival style bandshell erected in 1927. In 1936–1937, the Works Progress Administration added a five-tier, cascading rock garden with a waterfall, small pools, and arched bridge.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Adrian Alcott Fine (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Battell Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., site map, and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- Parks in Indiana
- Works Progress Administration in Indiana
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- 1881 establishments in Indiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Indiana
- Historic districts in St. Joseph County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- St Joseph County, Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs