Carpenter Park
Carpenter Park is a 322-acre park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Springfield, Illinois USA
- Also known as: “Carpenter Park Nature Preserve”
- Address: 1 Carpenter Park Trail, Springfield, IL 62707
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cornelius Flagg Farmstead and Lazy A Motel.
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s.
Lazy A Motel
Factory
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The Lazy A Motel is a historic former motel located along Old U.S. Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois. The motel was built in 1948–49 and had 13 rooms arranged in a U shape, with garages located between the rooms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherman and Andrew.
Sherman
Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.Andrew
Hamlet
Andrew is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Andrew is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles west of Sherman.
Bissell
Hamlet
Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield.
Carpenter Park
- Categories: protected area, park, and recreation area
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.86722° or 39° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.62351° or 89° 37′ 25″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Inception
1921Operator
Springfield Park DistrictNamed after
William CarpenterOpen location code
86FGV98G+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 345143412OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4235266Wikidata ID
Q5045728
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In Other Languages
“Carpenter Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carpenter Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Illinois, Sangamon County)”
- Cebuano: “Carpenter Park”
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