National Register of Historic Places

Rockefeller Park and Cleveland Cultural Gardens Historic District

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Listed
May 3, 2005
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
05000382

About this property

Rockefeller Park is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr., located in Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park to the southeast, and across Euclid Ave on its northwest border. Besides the distinction of being the largest park located completely within city limits, Rockefeller Park is a link in a chain of parkland that connects the heights region of the eastern suburbs to the city's lakefront. Following the path of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and spanning a large section of Cleveland's East Sides, the park runs in a northwesterly path between suburban Shaker Heights, bisecting the University Circle neighborhood and terminating at Gordon Park on the city's lakefront, opened to the public in 1897. The park was dramatically expanded during the 1930s with labor provided by the Works Progress Administration. Landmarks found in Rockefeller Park include two separate entries on the National Register of Historic Places: one for its architecturally historic bridges, and one for its Cultural Gardens.

Location

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
41.52794, -81.62435

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTOTHER-ETHNICLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREART
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Rockefeller Park Bridges
Listed
0.1 mi
East Boulevard Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed
0.2 mi
Cleveland Jewish Center-Cory United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.5 mi
Notre Dame Academy
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0.5 mi
Doan School
Industrial
0.7 mi

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When was Rockefeller Park and Cleveland Cultural Gardens Historic District listed on the National Register?

Rockefeller Park and Cleveland Cultural Gardens Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 2005.

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Rockefeller Park and Cleveland Cultural Gardens Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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