Otis Park and Golf Course
National Register of Historic Places

Otis Park and Golf Course

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana
Listed
December 20, 2002
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001560

About this property

Otis Park and Golf Course is a historic park, golf course, and national historic district located at Bedford, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, four contributing sites, eights contributing structures, and five contributing objects in a park originally established in 1923 and donated to city of Bedford in 1935. It was largely developed as a Works Progress Administration project between 1937 and 1941, and includes examples of Classical Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the band shell (1939), rock garden, bathhouse, clubhouse, four picnic shelters (1938), shelter house, and gazebo. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana
38.85905, -86.45781

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Zahn Historic District
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Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District
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1.4 mi
Bedford Southern Indiana Railroad Passenger Depot
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When was Otis Park and Golf Course listed on the National Register?

Otis Park and Golf Course was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Otis Park and Golf Course?

Otis Park and Golf Course is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Otis Park and Golf Course?

The period of significance for Otis Park and Golf Course is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1923.

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