Leeper Park
National Register of Historic Places

Leeper Park

South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Listed
June 14, 2000
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00000679

About this property

Leeper Park is a historic public park and national historic district located at South Bend, Indiana. The district encompasses four contributing buildings, nine contributing structures, and one contributing object in a public park. It was designed by landscape architect George Kessler, who issued the master plan for the park in 1915. Later improvements to the park were made by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. Leeper Park is named for David R. Leeper who was elected Mayor of South Bend in 1892. The Navarre Cabin, home of Pierre Navarre, an early settler of South Bend, was relocated to the park in 1904, and relocated out of the park in 2024. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
41.68651, -86.25125

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Leeper Park listed on the National Register?

Leeper Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Leeper Park?

Leeper Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Leeper Park?

The period of significance for Leeper Park is recorded as the civil_war era.

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