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Garvin Park

Coordinates: 37°59′43″N 87°33′50″W / 37.99528°N 87.56389°W / 37.99528; -87.56389
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Garvin Park
Bandstand in Garvin Park, September 2011
Garvin Park is located in Indiana
Garvin Park
Garvin Park is located in the United States
Garvin Park
LocationN. Main St. and Morgan Ave., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates37°59′43″N 87°33′50″W / 37.99528°N 87.56389°W / 37.99528; -87.56389
Area87 acres (35 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectWest, Myron H.
NRHP reference No.80000069[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1980

Garvin Park is a historic public park located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It was planned and laid out in 1915 for the city of Evansville in a naturalistic landscape style. Located in the park are the contributing concrete and stone bridges and a Works Progress Administration-era bandstand.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved September 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joan Marchand and Douglas Stern (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Garvin Park" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2016., and accompanying photographs