Roberts Park

Roberts Park
Roberts Park, October 2013
Location Park Rd. and 30th St., Connersville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°40′12″N 85°7′30″W / 39.67000°N 85.12500°W / 39.67000; -85.12500Coordinates: 39°40′12″N 85°7′30″W / 39.67000°N 85.12500°W / 39.67000; -85.12500
Area 80 acres (32 ha)
Built 1903 (1903)
Architect Works Progress Administration
Architectural style Prairie Style, Classical Revival, Parks Rustic
NRHP Reference # 13001074[1]
Added to NRHP January 15, 2014

Roberts Park is a historic public park and national historic district located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. The parkland was donated to the city of Connersville in 1902. The 80-acre, rectangular site includes the contributing stone wall lined drives, stone pillars with lamps, a sundial, the Pavilion (1903), Amphitheatre (1907-1909), Horse Track (1903), Judge's Stand (1903), Horse Barns (c. 1910), Liberty Building (1932), Police Building (c. 1940), James E. Roberts Memorial Building (1936), and the Roberts Park Pool (1936). A number of park improvements were made by the Works Progress Administration. Located in the park is the Longwood Covered Bridge, a non-contributing structure formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places from 1981 to 1989.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/13/14 through 1/17/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-24.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Paul C. Diebold (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roberts Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and quad map.


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