WPA - Forest Hills Park Lawn Bowling Club - East Cleveland, Ohio
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The Forest Hills Lawn Bowling Club's pavilion and two bowling greens were developed from land that had been a part of the John D. Rockefeller Estate.
Waymark Code: WM8T0H
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2010
Views: 4
In 1938 John D. Rockefeller's son gave the land that became Forest Hills Park to the cities of East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. Landscape Architect Albert Davis Taylor designed a masterplan for the area to become Forest Hills Park. Between 1938 and 1941 the two communities brought Taylor's plan to reality with the help of the WPA on a number of projects within the park. Over 1,000 WPA employees worked on projects in the East Cleveland section of the park. The Forest Hills Lawn Bowling Club was one of the WPA's projects within the park.
Today the club continues to operate as a private club within the park. The pavilion includes a kitchen, a picnic area, storage areas for the club's lawn bowling supplies and landscaping supplies, and restrooms. One of the two greens has been converted to a parking area for members while the remaining green is maintained for lawn bowling. The greens are available to members one morning each week, one evening, and Saturday and Sunday.
Project type: Park structure/building (other than lodge)
Date built or created: 1938
Location: Forest Hills Park
City: East Cleveland, Ohio
Condition: In need of renovation/repair
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