Collett Park

	Collett Park
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Pavilion in the park
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Location	North 7th St. and Maple Ave., Terre Haute, Indiana ; United States
Coordinates	39°29′38″N 87°24′21″W / 39.49389°N 87.40583°WCoordinates: 39°29′38″N 87°24′21″W / 39.49389°N 87.40583°W
Architect	J. Merrill Sherman
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	81000021
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1981

Collett Park is a public park in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States.

The park was established in 1883 on a parcel of land donated to the city of Terre Haute by Josephus Collett, a railroad magnate and philanthropist. Its 21 acres (85,000 m²) of tree-filled park land are approximately two miles north of downtown Terre Haute. A Romanesque Revival pavilion was built in 1894 by architect J. Merrill Sherman.^[2]^[3]

The park's large main building with an indoor rental facility as well as outdoor shelters and restrooms. There are also football and soccer fields, a playground, horseshoe pits and tennis courts.^[4]

Collett Park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 for its historical significance in entertainment and recreation.^[1] The neighborhood that arose around the park, now known as the Collett Park Neighborhood Historic District, was placed on the Register itself in 2004.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Collett Park". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-06-29.
^ Salter, Stephanie. "Collett Park: Historic park more than just a tract of land". Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes William B. Pickett (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Collett Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Quad map
^ "Collett Park". City of Terre Haute website. City of Terre Haute, Indiana. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

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[nris-1] "Collett Park". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-06-29.

[2] Salter, Stephanie. "Collett Park: Historic park more than just a tract of land". Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

[SHAARD-3] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes William B. Pickett (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Collett Park" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., Site map, and Quad map

[4] "Collett Park". City of Terre Haute website. City of Terre Haute, Indiana. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

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