Tenney Park

Tenney Park (HMXSP)

Location: Madison, WI 53703 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 5.569', W 89° 22.305'

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O.C. Simonds & John Nolen, Landscape Architects

— 1900-1911 —

Designed by O.C. Simonds, the founder of the Prairie School of landscape architecture, Madison's first city park emphasizes naturalistic placement of native plant species. The design created lagoons to symbolize prairie rivers and meadows to symbolize the prairie landscape. The lagoons surround a designed island, accessed by five bridges. During expansion (1908-1910) Nolen introduced active elements including playing fields, a sand beach, and playgrounds. The success of the park triggered an era of park philanthropy with residents contributing to additional park development.

Designated May 08, 1995
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HM NumberHMXSP
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Madison Landmarks Commission series
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Marker Number125
Year Placed2011
Placed ByThe Madison Landmarks Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 6:54am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 306970 N 4773852
Decimal Degrees43.09281667, -89.37175000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 5.569', W 89° 22.305'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 5' 34.14" N, 89° 22' 18.30" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1401-1407 Sherman Ave, Madison WI 53703, US
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