Garfield Park Drive and South Side drawings

Description:	Garfield Park has a long history dating back to 1871. Prior to its development, the area was known as Bradley Woods. In 1871, the woods were sold to become a horse racing facility called Southern Racing Park. A few years later, the horse track failed and Indianapolis, in the first major land purchase of local public parks movement, acquired the property. They opened Southern Park in 1876. After the 1881 assassination of President James A. Garfield, the park was renamed in his honor. In 1912, George Kessler created a complete master plan for Garfield Park, incorporating improvements already existing. His main addition was the sunken gardens. The park is located at 2345 Pagoda Drive. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1910-1927
Created By:	Indianapolis (Ind.). Department of Parks and Recreation
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndplsPDArc/id/7684
Collection:	Indianapolis Dept. of Parks and Recreation Landscape Architectural Drawings
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography:	Indianapolis Marion County Indiana United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Parks Park facilities Landscape architecture Roads--Design and construction Drainage

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