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Klutho Park

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Created
  
1899

Status
  
Open year round

Area
  
18.34 acres (74,200 m)

Operated by
  
City of Jacksonville

Klutho Park

Type
  
Municipal (Parks & Recreation Department)

Address
  
204 W 3rd St, Jacksonville, FL 32206, USA

Similar
  
Henry John Klutho House, St Andrew's Episcopal, Masonic Temple, Dyal‑Upchurch Building, Title & Trust Company

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Henry J. Klutho Park is an 18.34-acre (74,200 m2) public park, located between downtown Jacksonville, Florida and the historic neighborhood of Springfield. It is part of a network of parks that parallel Hogans Creek, Klutho Park being the largest.

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History

Formerly known as Springfield Park, most of the park was created between 1899 and 1901 on land donated by the Springfield Company. The park also once housed the City’s first zoo, opening at the park in 1914. The Hogans Creek Improvement Project of 1929–30, designed by architect Henry J. Klutho (1873–1964) and engineered by Charles Imeson, turned much of the park grounds into a Venetian-style promenade. Klutho was a well respected Springfield resident. His highrise buildings and use of the Prairie School style of architecture transformed Jacksonville after the Great Fire of 1901. In 1984, the City of Jacksonville renamed portions of Springfield Park in honor of Klutho.

References

Klutho Park Wikipedia


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