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The Edwin Watts Southwind Park, popularly known as Southwind Park, is an 80-acre (0.3 km 2) park within the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Illinois.It describes itself as a national model park for the demonstration of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the provision of accessibilities to persons with disabilities.
Old South Town Theater Marque 1110 S South Grand St Old State Capitol: One Old State Capitol Plaza 1837 to 1853 Greek Revival October 15, 1966 Old State House Inn 101 E Adams St Pasfield House 404 W Jackson Pkwy 1896 Price/Wheeler House: 618 S 7th St 1899 Classical Revival February 14, 1985 Rippon-Kinsella Home: 1317 N 3rd St c. 1870 Italianate
The Springfield Park District, established in 1900, is the public park authority serving the metropolitan area of Springfield in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Springfield park district, which is separate from the municipal government of the city of Springfield, covers approximately 2,500 acres of open space.
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George Washington Memorial, by Daniel Chester French (Washington) and Edward Clark Potter (horse), Washington Park, 1900, this cast 1903. A replica of French & Potter's statue at the Place d'Iéna in Paris, France. Fountain of Time, by Lorado Taft, Washington Park (Chicago park), 1920–22.
Washington Park is a park in Springfield, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1400 Williams Boulevard, the park features walking trails, a botanical garden, large duck pond, rose garden, carillon, and carillon concerts. The park was purchased for city use in 1900, and construction began in 1901.
Classic potter's kick-wheel in Erfurt, Germany An electric potter's wheel, with bat (green disk) and throwing bucket. Not shown is a foot pedal used to control the speed of the wheel, similar to a sewing machine. In pottery, a potter's wheel is a machine used in the shaping (known as throwing) of clay into round ceramic ware.
The majority of the district's buildings were constructed during Springfield's population boom in the 1860s and its subsequent growth in the latter half of the 19th century. These buildings included hotels, drug stores, groceries, clothing stores, and dry goods stores; some of the stores built in this period are still in operation.