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Yahara River
A river in Madison, in the middle of things: 55 places within a five-minute walk. One of 334 parks & outdoors in Madison.
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On the National Register since 1999
Tenney Park-Yahara River Parkway
Tenney Park-Yahara River Parkway was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1999. It is significant for its town planning and landscape design at the local level. Its architecture is described as Prairie School.
Tenney Park – Yahara River Parkway are two historic parks developed from 1900 to 1911 along the Yahara River in Madison, Wisconsin. Both were designed by Ossian Cole Simonds, the father of Prairie School landscape architecture. The parkway runs parallel with the Yahara River, leading to the park where the river meets Lake Mendota. In 1999, the park and parkway were successfully nominated and listed on the State and …
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The nearest neighbor is Yahara River View Apartments, 1 min walk away.
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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.