Scoville Place - Oak Park, IL
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N 41° 53.326 W 087° 47.681
16T E 434071 N 4637730
Better known as Scoville Park, designed by noted Landscape Architect Jens Jensen, is named to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
Waymark Code: WMH6AT
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2013
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From wikipedia:
Scoville Park is a public park in Oak Park, Illinois. Contrary to the name, it is not located on Scoville Avenue, but rather the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street, next to the Oak Park Public Library. The park is home to a small Playground, a large field that is home to concerts during Sundays in summer, a war memorial statue, tennis courts and the Horse Show Fountain.
Scoville Park was originally the site of the Scoville Family Estate. It was purchased by the Village in 1912, making it one of the villages 3 original parks. The Scoville home was demolished a year later. The site was also at one point the home of Joseph Kettlestrings, Oak Park's first white settler.
The memorial statue, located at the top of Scoville Park's hill, was dedicated in 1925. Charles G. Dawes, who was at that time the Vice-President of the United States, attended the dedication. Recently restored, the statue is made out of granite and bronze. See my waymark: (
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Another highlight is a bust of Percy Julian, Oak Park's favorite son and chemist, researcher and civil rights activist. See waymark: (
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The Bock fountain at the southeast corner is another historical feature. See my waymark: (
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