Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a park in Story, Iowa which is located on South Franklin Avenue. Franklin Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Union Drive, as well as near Richardson Court.- Type: Park
- Description: park in Story County, Iowa, United States of America
- Address: 147 South Franklin Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cap Timm Field and The Farm House.
Cap Timm Field
Pitch
Cap Timm Field is a baseball field located in Ames, Iowa and has been the home of the Iowa State Cyclones baseball program for four decades, a span that includes its time as both a varsity intercollegiate sport and a club sport.
The Farm House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm.
State Gymnasium
University building
State Gymnasium is an arena on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It was opened in 1913, and once was the school's primary indoor athletic facility, before the opening of Hilton Coliseum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ontario and Iowa State Center.
Ontario
Hamlet
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States.
Iowa State Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.
The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.
Ames
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.
Franklin Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.02098° or 42° 1′ 16″ northLongitude
-93.66597° or 93° 39′ 58″ westElevation
997 feet (304 metres)Operator
City of AmesOpen location code
86J828CM+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 295015422OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4857670Wikidata ID
Q31816154
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In Other Languages
“Franklin Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franklin Park”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Union Drive and Richardson Court.
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Highlights include Iowa Department of Transportation and Lutheran Church of Hope Ames.
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