The city of Le Mars acquired 60 acres (24 ha) of land for the park in 1935 for $15,000, and it was dedicated later that year. The state agreed to carryout improving the park and building new facilities over a span of five years as Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects. Work on a nine-hole golf course began in 1936. Additional property was purchased in 1937 bringing the size of the park to 121 acres (49 ha). It took at least five WPA projects to complete the work. The historic buildings and structures include: the west entrance portals, the custodian's cottage, a garage-service building, a small vehicle bridge, two artificial ponds, a bathhouse-shelter house, a Boy Scout/Girl Scout cabin, six Adirondack cabins, the clubhouse, and the golf course. This was one of the largest, if not the largest, recreational park constructed in Iowa in the 1930s.[2] Nine more holes were added to the golf course in 1990, and a bike/walking path was completed in 1999.
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mars, municipal, park, golf, course, historic, district, nationally, recognized, historic, district, located, mars, iowa, united, states, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2001, time, nomination, district, consisted, resources, including, contribut. Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Le Mars Iowa United States It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 1 At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 25 resources including 11 contributing buildings one contributing site four contributing structures eight non contributing buildings and one non contributing structure 2 Le Mars Municipal Park andGolf Course Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocationBetween 4th Ave NE and Iowa Highway 3Le Mars IowaCoordinates42 48 10 N 96 09 03 W 42 80278 N 96 15083 W 42 80278 96 15083Area121 acres 49 ha Built1935 1940MPSConservation Movement in Iowa MPSNRHP reference No 01000858 1 Added to NRHPAugust 8 2001 The city of Le Mars acquired 60 acres 24 ha of land for the park in 1935 for 15 000 and it was dedicated later that year The state agreed to carryout improving the park and building new facilities over a span of five years as Works Progress Administration WPA projects Work on a nine hole golf course began in 1936 Additional property was purchased in 1937 bringing the size of the park to 121 acres 49 ha It took at least five WPA projects to complete the work The historic buildings and structures include the west entrance portals the custodian s cottage a garage service building a small vehicle bridge two artificial ponds a bathhouse shelter house a Boy Scout Girl Scout cabin six Adirondack cabins the clubhouse and the golf course This was one of the largest if not the largest recreational park constructed in Iowa in the 1930s 2 Nine more holes were added to the golf course in 1990 and a bike walking path was completed in 1999 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b Iris Hemmingson Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District National Park Service Retrieved November 1 2016 with photos nbsp This article about a property in Plymouth County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District amp oldid 1169234346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
