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Property Location
| Location (Address) | LEONARD-LEOTA PARK |
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| County | Rock |
| City/Village | Evansville |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1933 |
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| Additions | 1939 |
| Survey Date | 2010 |
| Historic Use | designed landscape feature |
| Architectural Style | Rustic Style |
| Structural System | |
| Wall Material | Limestone |
| Architect | Cwa, Fera, Wpa |
| Other Buildings On Site | |
| Demolished | No |
| Demolished Date | |
| Additional Comments |
THE COURSE OF ALLEN'S CREEK WITHIN LEOTA PARK WAS STRAIGHTENED AND ITS BANKS WERE RIP-RAPPED WITH LIMESTONE BETWEEN 1933 AND 1939 BY CWA, FERA, AND WPA-FUNDED LABOR. Additional records associated with this property: Leonard and Leota Parks (AHI 29139), Lake Leota Dam (AHI 74758), Leota Park Bell Tower (AHI 140860), Henneberry Shelter House (AHI 140861), Leota Park Bath House (AHI 140943), Leonard-Leota Park Skaters Warming House and Bandstand (AHI 140944), Leota Park Store Building (AHI 140945), Leota Park Antes Drive Bridge (AHI 171381), Lake Leota Dam Stepped Falls (AHI 171461), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (East) (AHI 171501), Leota Park North Baseball Diamond Bathroom Building (AHI 171761), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (West) (AHI 171481), Allens Creek Foot Bridge (AHI 171801). |
| Bibliographic References | Williams, B. Keith. Evansville City Parks: 1883-1986. Evansville, WI: Star Printing Co. 1987. Heggland, Timothy F. Leonard-Leota Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. January 17, 2011. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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| Contributing | Yes |
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