Leeper Park
Leeper Park | |
 Sunken rose garden in Leeper Park, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by St. Joseph R, Park Ln., and Bartlett St., South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′11″N 86°15′07″W / 41.68639°N 86.25194°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1895, 1905, 1912 |
| Architect | Kessler, George Edward |
| Architectural style | Victorian landscape |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000679[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 2000 |
Leeper Park is a historic public park and national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The district encompasses four contributing buildings, nine contributing structures, and one contributing object in a public park. It was designed by landscape architect George Kessler, who issued the master plan for the park in 1915. Later improvements to the park were made by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.[2]
Leeper Park is named for David R. Leeper who was elected Mayor of South Bend in 1892.
The Navarre Cabin, home of Pierre Navarre, an early settler of South Bend, was relocated to the park in 1904,[2] and relocated out of the park in 2024.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Malcolm Cairns (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Leeper Park" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Clubb, Michael (May 15, 2024). "PHOTOS: Navarre Cabin towed through downtown South Bend as it relocates to The History Museum". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Casal, Natacha (May 15, 2024). "Historic Navarre Cabin makes major move to The History Museum". WNDU-TV. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- Works Progress Administration in Indiana
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Historic districts in South Bend, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- St Joseph County, Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs