Lakewood Park (North Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Lakewood Park
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One of the Rodriguez sculptures, with a baseball playing field in the background
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Location North Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°47′49″N92°15′6.7″W / 34.79694°N 92.251861°W / 34.79694; -92.251861
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
Artist Dionicio Rodriguez
MPS Arkansas Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez TR
NRHP reference No. 86003586 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

Lakewood Park is a private park located at the northern end of Lake Number Three in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is roughly bounded on the east by Edgemere Drive, the south by the lake, and the west by Lakeshore Drive, although a portion of the park lies west of Lakeshore Drive. Use of most of the park's athletic and recreational facilities are limited to members of the Lakewood Property Owners Association, which owns and manages the park. The park includes seven artworks by the Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriguez, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Lakewood Park" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 4, 2016.