Miller Park (park)

For other uses, see Miller Park (disambiguation).
Miller Park
Type Municipal (Omaha)
Location North Omaha
Coordinates 41°18′57″N 95°57′06″W / 41.31583°N 95.95167°W / 41.31583; -95.95167Coordinates: 41°18′57″N 95°57′06″W / 41.31583°N 95.95167°W / 41.31583; -95.95167
Area 78 acres (320,000 m2)
Created 1891
Status Open all year

Miller Park is located at 6201 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Bounded by Redick and Kansas Avenues on the north and south and 24th and 30th Streets on the east and west, respectively, the park was added to the city of Omaha in 1891.[1][2]

History

Once called the "Pride of North Omaha,"[3] the park was established two years after George L. Miller failed to locate the Trans-Mississippi Exposition there. Miller was the first president of the Board of Park Commissioners, as well as the first doctor in Omaha, a major Democratic politician in Nebraska, and a major landowner in the city. The City of Omaha purchased it from the Parker heirs via a bond issue in 1891.[4]

In 1892, Miller Park was connected to the city by Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard, which eventually led from Downtown Omaha to the park. That boulevard was part of a citywide system, which along with the park was designed by noted landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland.[5]

Pavilion

The Miller Park Pavilion is a noted two-story structure with a wrap-around covered porch with brick pillars and wooden railing. It has two château-looking A-frame end sections with a connecting middle section with two windows in the roof.[6]

Present

Today the park also maintains a highly regarded golf course, tennis courts, and a water park.[7] The park sits on 78 acres (320,000 m2) with a lake, artesian well fountain and beautiful landscaping, and is still widely regarded as a jewel among the city's parks.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (n.d.)Miller Park City of Omaha
  2. ↑ (n.d.) Historic picture of Miller Park
  3. ↑ Morton, J.S. and Watkins, A. "Chapter XXXV: Greater Omaha," History of Nebraska: From the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region. Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 831.
  4. ↑ "Miller Park", Nebraska Memories. Retrieved 1/11/08.
  5. ↑ Omaha By Design (2015) "Get to know Miller Park and Belevedre Boulevard". Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Miller Park Pavilion", City of Omaha. Retrieved 1/11/08.
  7. ↑ Miller Park Pavilion. City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/10/07.
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