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401 N Green Avenue

Historic Name:
MARY PARK ENTRY PIERS

Other Name:

Reference Number:
237529

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Property Location

Location (Address)

401 N Green Avenue

County

St. Croix

City/Village

New Richmond

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1930

Additions

Survey Date

2018

Historic Use

fence/wall

Architectural Style

Structural System

Wall Material

Stone - Unspecified

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

Mary Park is located at the north end of Green Avenue along the widespread section of the Willow River and covers 9 acres of woods and open green space on the east side of New Richmond north of the railway tracks. The park land was donated to the City of New Richmond by Mrs. Stella McNally in 1930. McNally also commissioned the development of a comprehensive park plan and landscaping for New Richmond at the same time. The Mary Park project earned sixth place in an “A More Beautiful America” magazine competition leading to the city adopting the slogan “The City Beautiful.”

The park had amenities such as a swimming hole, open spaces, and entry piers built by Gus Ryburg during the 1930s. The swimming hole was replaced with the donated non-extant Carleton A. Friday outdoor swimming pool, constructed in 1955 along with additional pavilions and playground equipment. In 1993, the pool was closed and demolished. New play equipment and shelters for the park were installed in a renovation that lasted from 1997 to 2000. The park, still New Richmond’s most popular, now contains playgrounds, trails, shelters, tennis courts, a fishing pier, and boat launch.

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National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

fence/wall

St. Croix
County

New Richmond
Community

1930-1939
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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