Hoben Park
Hoben Park | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | 401 Railway Avenue, Seward, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 60°6′1″N 149°26′23″W / 60.10028°N 149.43972°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1923 |
NRHP reference No. | 06000515[1] |
AHRS No. | SEW-00662 |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 2006 |
Hoben Park, also known as Arcade Park, Nile Park and Ladies Park, is a city park on the waterfront of Seward, Alaska. It is bounded by the Alaska Sealife Center, the Seward Depot, Railroad Avenue, and Resurrection Bay. The park's north and west sides have a decorative concrete wall, part of which is original to the park's 1923 construction date. The park has been generally restored to its 1920s appearance, although the north side has been shortened due to road widening. Construction of park formed a major part of the city's self-promotion as the "Gateway to Alaska", and was timed to be finished in time for the visit to the city by President Warren G. Harding on July 13, 1923, when completion of the Alaska Railroad was celebrated. The park is named for Hedley V. "Harry" Hoben, a prominent local citizen who was mayor in 1918–19. Hoben promoted the park and paid for its maintenance until his death in 1948.[2]
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Hoben Park". National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- 1923 establishments in Alaska
- Buildings and structures completed in 1923
- National Register of Historic Places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Tourist attractions in Seward, Alaska
- Protected areas of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alaska geography stubs
- Western United States protected area stubs
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, geography stubs