Vander Veer Botanical Park
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Type | Public park |
Location | Davenport, Iowa |
Coordinates | 41°32′37.68″N 90°34′30.72″W / 41.5438000°N 90.5752000°W |
Area | 33-acre (0.13 km2) |
Created | 1885 |
Operated by | Davenport Parks and Recreation |
Open | All year |
Designated | April 9, 1985 |
Reference no. | 85000784[1] |
Designated | August 4, 1993[2] |
The Vander Veer Botanical Park is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) botanical garden in the Vander Veer Park Historic District of Davenport, Iowa. It is believed to be one of the first botanical parks west of the Mississippi River. The park was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties on August 4, 1993.[2]
History[]
Vander Veer Park was established in 1885. The city of Davenport purchased the land for $13,000 ($374448 in 2020 dollars).[3][4] The park was built on the old Scott County Fairgrounds land and modeled after New York City’s Central Park.[4] Vander Veer was originally named Central Park. In 1912 the park was renamed after the first secretary of the Davenport Park Board of Commissioners, A.W. Vander Veer.[4] A conservatory, music pavilion, and decorative fountains were added after World War I.[4]
The park is currently maintained by a nonprofit organization, The Friends of Vander Veer.
Gallery[]
Conservatory
Rose Garden
Grand Allee
Fountain
See also[]
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties" (PDF). City of Davenport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Vander Veer Botanical Park" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
External links[]
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- Botanical gardens in Iowa
- Davenport Register of Historic Properties
- Parks in Davenport, Iowa
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Davenport, Iowa
- 1885 establishments in Iowa