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The '''Vander Veer Botanical Park''' is a {{convert|33|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[botanical garden]] in the [[Vander Veer Park Historic District]] of [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]], [[Iowa]]. It is believed to be one of the first botanical parks west of the [[Mississippi River]].
Vander Veer Park was established in 1885. The city of Davenport purchased the land for $13.00 (${{Inflation|US|13|1885}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} dollars).{{Inflation-fn|US}}<ref name="Vander Veer">{{cite web | title = Vander Veer Botanical Park| publisher = Quad City Memory| url = http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=253| date = | accessdate =2008-01-18 }}</ref> The park was built on the old Scott County Fairgrounds land. The park was styled after [[New York City]]’s [[Central Park]] by Chicago landscaper Olaf Benson.<ref name="Vander Veer"/> Vander Veer was originally named Central Park.
Its grounds are home to an extensive collection of [[tree]]s, both native and introduced, including many planted in the early 1890s. Its gardens include [[annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] beds, a [[Conservatory (greenhouse)|conservatory]] with tropical plants and changing floral displays, a [[Rose]] Garden, a Grand [[Allée]], a Children's [[Sculpture]] Garden, and a Hosta Glade with over 150 kinds of [[hosta]] (recognized as a National Display Garden by the [[American Hosta Society]]). In 1912 a park renaming occurred. The park was renamed after the first secretary of the Davenport Park Board of Comissioners, A.W. Vander Veer.<ref name="Vander Veer"/>
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The Vander Veer Botanical Park is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) 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. Vander Veer Park was established in 1885. The city of Davenport purchased the land for $13.00 ($441 in 2024 dollars).[1][2] The park was built on the old Scott County Fairgrounds land. The park was styled after New York City’s Central Park by Chicago landscaper Olaf Benson.[2] Vander Veer was originally named Central Park.
Its grounds are home to an extensive collection of trees, both native and introduced, including many planted in the early 1890s. Its gardens include annual and perennial beds, a conservatory with tropical plants and changing floral displays, a Rose Garden, a Grand Allée, a Children's Sculpture Garden, and a Hosta Glade with over 150 kinds of hosta (recognized as a National Display Garden by the American Hosta Society). In 1912 a park renaming occurred. The park was renamed after the first secretary of the Davenport Park Board of Comissioners, A.W. Vander Veer.[2]
Post World War I, saw construction of a conservatory, music pavilion, and decorative fountains. During winter, ice-skating was permitted when the lagoon froze over. A crane statue carved from a local tree stump was installed on the grounds in 1997, but has fallen due to weather.[2]
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Vander Veer Botanical Park". Quad City Memory. Retrieved 2008-01-18.