NRHP: Harmon Park

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Harmon Park

NRHP Reference #: 10001002

NRHP Listing Date: 20101210

Location

bounded by 29th and 33rd St., 5th and 7th Ave., Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska

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Summary

Established in 1876, and greatly expanded in 1924, Harmon Park featured a baseball field, playground, and a formal garden and fountain. During the Great Depression, Harmon Park developed further through a series of New Deal projects, which included the Art Deco style Sonotorium and Bathhouse and a whimsical rock garden featuring an intertwined stream and footpath, a series of lily ponds and even a "lighthouse" observation tower. It is a wonderful example of the creativity and workmanship typical of Depression-era make-work projects.

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