Riverview Park (Hannibal, Missouri)
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| Location | 2000 Harrison Hill Hannibal, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′29″N 91°22′18″W / 39.72472°N 91.37167°W |
| Area | 465 acres (188 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Simonds, Ossian Cole; Simonds and West |
| Architectural style | Prairie Style Landscape |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000998[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2005 |
Riverview Park is a historic prairie style public park located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was established in 1909, and built through 1929 according to plans developed by noted landscape architect Ossian C. Simonds. The park includes the caretaker's house (1880s), three scenic overlooks with retaining walls, the concrete stairway, the driving path, the logging road, the statue of Mark Twain (1913), and the memorial stone and plaque. The park encircles the 17 acres that form the city's Water Department's facilities.[2]: 5–6, 8
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Karen Bode Baxter, Matthew Cerny, and Mandy K. Ford. (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riverview Park" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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