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Crapo Park
A park on Madison Ave. The nearest other place is 4 min walk away. One of 27 parks & outdoors in Burlington.
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On the National Register since 1976
Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District
Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1976. It is significant for its landscape design and social history at the local level. Its architecture is described as Victorian. The district takes in 3 historic buildings.
Crapo Park (85 acres, 34 hectares) is a city park with arboretum and botanical garden, alongside the Mississippi River at Parkway Drive, Burlington, Iowa. Those who are not familiar with the park often mispronounce it as "crap-oh" Park, with the correct pronunciation being ( KRAY-poh) Park. It is reputed to be the site where the American flag was first raised on Iowa's soil, by Zebulon Pike in 1805.
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Directions →2800 Madison Ave
The nearest neighbor is Dog Park, 4 min walk away.
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Address
2800 Madison Ave
Hours
Not set
Phone
(319) 753-8117
Website
https://www.discovertheforest.org/
Status
Open
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.