Sunken Gardens | |
Location | West Park Dr., southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and La Fontaine St., Huntington, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°52′44″N85°30′22″W / 40.87889°N 85.50611°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1923 | -1929
Architect | Chicago Landscape Co.; Koch, Martin |
NRHP reference No. | 97000596 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 26, 1997 |
Sunken Gardens is a historic public park and garden complex located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. It was designed by the Chicago Landscape Co. in 1923, and completed in 1929. The gardens include outcropped limestone walls on all sides, a horseshoe shaped pool, limestone foot bridges, two levels, and an automobile-related fieldstone bridge. [2] : 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]
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