Edmundson Park Historic District

Coordinates: 41°17′07″N 92°39′36″W / 41.28528°N 92.66000°W

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Edmundson Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


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Location	Junction of 11th Ave., W. and Edmundson Dr. Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coordinates	41°17′07″N 92°39′36″W / 41.28528°N 92.66000°W / 41.28528; -92.66000
Area	56.5 acres (22.9 ha)
Built	1936-1938
Architect	Ray F. Wyrick
NRHP reference No.	07001005^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 27, 2007

The Edmundson Park Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1] At the time of its nomination it contained 52 resources, which included four contributing buildings, six contributing sites, 19 contributing structures, and three contributing objects.^[2] There were also 13 non-contributing buildings, five non-contributing sites, and two non-contributing structures.

The 56.5 acres (22.9 ha) park is an example of a Depression Era public works project that was constructed between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).^[2] James Depew Edmundson, an Iowa attorney who grew up in Oskaloosa, gave a $20,000 bequest to the city to establish a park. City engineer Don Russell saw the New Deal program as an opportunity to add value to the project. The park is the work of landscape architect Ray F. Wyrick. Its structures were designed in the rustic style that was promoted by the National Park Service between 1916 and 1942 for parks supported by all levels of government.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Molly Myers Naumann. "Edmundson Park Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Mahaska County, Iowa
Leighton	Vander Wilt Farmstead Historic District
New Sharon	North Skunk River Bridge
Oskaloosa	Carroll Alsop House Dr. William E. and Ethel Rosenberger Berry House Thomas J. Conover House Edmundson Park Historic District Eveland Bridge Forest Cemetery Entrance E.H. Gibbs House Ulysses Simpson Grant Elementary School Phil Hoffman House Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church William A. and Ida C. Johnson House Dr. William H. and Mae R. Klose House Lake Keomah State Park Lake Keomah State Park Jack Lamberson House Lincoln School Mahaska County Courthouse Maj. James W. McMullin House W.A. McNeill House Daniel Nelson House and Barn Oskaloosa City Hall Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District Oskaloosa Fire Station Oskaloosa Monthly Meeting of Friends Parsonage Oskaloosa Post Office Oskaloosa Public Library Paradise Block Historic District Penn College Historic District Pierson-Betts House President's Cottage Rock Island Passenger Depot St. James Episcopal Church Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn House John H. Shoemake House Smith-Johnson House Spring Creek Friends Cemetery Spring Creek Meeting House-H Street Mission Spurgin Residence Stock Judging Pavilion Dr. Ella Stokes House Prof. Edgar H. and Irene D. Stranahan House John K. Voorhees House
Pella	Gary J. and Matilda Vermeer Farmstead
Rose Hill	Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
Tracy	Bellefountain Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mahaska County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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