Vander Veer Botanical Park
The Vander Veer Botanical Park is a 33-acre 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.Photo: Ctjf83, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: botanical garden in the above historic district
- Also known as: “Vander Veer Park”
- Address: 215 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Paul Lutheran Church and Outing Club.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Paul Lutheran Church is located in central, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church's original property, which subsequently housed other Protestant congregations, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, but has since been torn down.
Outing Club
Community center
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The Outing Club is located in the central part of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977. In 1985 it was included as a contributing property in the Vander Veer Park Historic District.
Madison Elementary School
School
Madison Elementary School is located in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was nominated for, but not listed on, the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2002, with reference number 02001226.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Square Historic District and Hamburg Historic District.
College Square Historic District
Neighborhood
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College Square Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located on a bluff north of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Hamburg Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Hamburg Historic District, also known as the Gold Coast, is a residential neighborhood located on a bluff northwest of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States.
Riverview Terrace Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Riverview Terrace Historic District is a 15.2-acre historic district in Davenport, Iowa, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Vander Veer Botanical Park
- Categories: botanical garden, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Scott, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5437° or 41° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
-90.57484° or 90° 34′ 29″ westElevation
682 feet (208 metres)Open location code
86HFGCVG+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 66405623OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4880070Wikidata ID
Q6631744
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Vander Veer Botanical Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vander Veer Park”
- Japanese: “ヴァンダー・ヴィーア植物公園”
- Persian: “پارک وندر ویر”
- Spanish: “Parque botanico Vander Veer”
- Spanish: “Parque botánico Vander Veer”
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