Roberts Park
Roberts Park, October 2013
Roberts Park is located in Indiana
Roberts Park
Roberts Park is located in the United States
Roberts Park
LocationPark Rd. and 30th St., Connersville, Indiana
Coordinates39°40′12″N 85°7′30″W / 39.67000°N 85.12500°W / 39.67000; -85.12500
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectWorks Progress Administration
Architectural stylePrairie Style, Classical Revival, Parks Rustic
NRHP reference No.13001074[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/13/14 through 1/17/14. National Park Service. January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Paul C. Diebold (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roberts Park" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs, site map, and quad map.


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