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Vander Veer Botanical Park

Botanical garden in Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Vander Veer Botanical Park
photo	Vanderveer 1 030.jpg
photo_width	250
photo_caption	The lagoon at Vander Veer Park
type	Public park
location	Davenport, Iowa
coords
area	33 acre
created	1885
operator	Davenport Parks and Recreation
open	All year
publictransit	Davenport CitiBus
embedded	{{Designation list
embed	yes
designation1	National Register of Historic Places
designation1_date	April 9, 1985
designation1_number	85000784
designation2	Davenport Register of Historic Properties
designation2_date	August 4, 1993
designation2_number	14

The Vander Veer Botanical Park is a 33 acre botanical garden in the Vander Veer Park Historic District of Davenport, Iowa. It is believed to be one of the first botanical parks west of the Mississippi River. The park was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties on August 4, 1993.

History

Vander Veer Park was established in 1885. The city of Davenport purchased the land for $13,000 . The park was built on the old Scott County Fairgrounds land and modeled after New York City’s Central Park. Vander Veer was originally named Central Park. In 1912 the park was renamed after the first secretary of the Davenport Park Board of Commissioners, A.W. Vander Veer. A conservatory, music pavilion, and decorative fountains were added after World War I.

The park is currently maintained by the Davenport Parks and Recreation Horticulture team and supported by a nonprofit organization, The Friends of Vander Veer.

Gallery

File:Vander Veer Park Conservatory.jpg|Conservatory File:Vander Veer Rose Garden.JPG|Rose Garden File:Vander Veer Botanical Park Grand Allee South.JPG|Grand Allee File:Vander Veer fountain.JPG|Fountain

References

{{NRISref. 2009a
Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks". City of Davenport.
"Vander Veer Botanical Park". [[Davenport Public Library]].

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