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Will Rodgers Park Gardens and Arboretum

  • Also Known As: Northwest Park
  • Address: 3400 - 3500 NW 36th St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Walter, Henry Architect
1933/00/00
1936/00/00 Lee Sorey Designer National Park Service Designer, Tom Sorey, designs the amphitheater and a shelter at Will Rodgers Park in Oklahoma City.
1940/00/00

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Particulars for Will Rodgers Park Gardens and Arboretum:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Criteria Exemplar
Landscape Architecture Garden
Sight Category Historic District
Historic Use Horticulture facility
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Architectural Style Late Gothic Revival
Architectural Style Modern Movement
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Historic Use Park



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 7th September 2005

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Will Rodgers Park Gardens and Arboretum
Registry Address: 3400-3500 NW 36th St.
Registry Number: 05001000
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local
Architect: Walter, Henry; et.al.
Architectural Style: Late gothic revival, Modern movement
Area in Acres: 32
Contributing Buildings: 3
Non-Contributing Buildings: 2
Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 17
Non-Contributing Structures: 10
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Community Planning and Development
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1933, 1936, 1940
Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Horticulture facility, Park, Garden, Outdoor recreation
Current Function: Landscape, Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation Horticulture facility Park Garden

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