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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
George E Kessler Architect
Lawrence V Sheridan Architect
1898/00/00
1909/00/00
1923/00/00

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Particulars for Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Beaux Arts
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Area of Significance Conservation
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Criteria Exemplar
Area of Significance Health-medicine
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Historic Use Meeting hall
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Historic Use Park
Owner Private
Historic Use Road-related
Historic Use Sport Facility
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 28th March 2003

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by 38th St., Emerson, Southern and Tibbs Aves., ext.to Fall Creek and Pleasan Run Rkwys to Shadeland
Registry Number: 03000149
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Kessler, George Edward; Sheridan, Lawrence
Architectural Style: Other, Beaux arts
Attribute: City Beautiful
Area in Acres: 3400
Contributing Buildings: 20
Non-Contributing Buildings: 60
Contributing Sites: 28
Contributing Structures: 109
Non-Contributing Structures: 41
Contributing Objects: 7
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Community Planning and Development, Conservation, Health-medicine, Transportation, Engineering, Entertainment-recreation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1898, 1909, 1923
Historic Function: Landscape, Transportation, Social, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Sport facility, Park, Meeting hall, Road-related, Outdoor recreation
Current Function: Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Transportation, Social, Government
Current Sub-Function: Park Road-related Outdoor recreation Sport facility Meeting hall Fire station

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