Janssen Park
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Location | Off AR 8, Mena, Arkansas |
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Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1851 (1851) |
Built by | William Shelton |
NRHP reference No. | 79000448[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 13, 1979 |
Janssen Park is a municipal park in the heart of the city of Mena, Arkansas. It is bounded by Janssen and Port Arthur Avenues, and 9th and 7th Streets. The park is a large grassy expanse with occasional mature trees, and features walkways radiating from a central drive, which circles around Mena's oldest building, the c. 1850s Shelton log cabin. A pair of ponds are located in the park's southern quadrant, and there is a clocktower within the circle near the cabin. The park was laid out in 1896, the year of the city's founding, but was not properly developed until ten years later.[2] The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Gallery
- Wooden hut
- Entrance sign
- Bridge over lake and water fountain
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Janssen Park" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
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