Riverview Park (Hannibal, Missouri) Explained

Riverview Park
Coordinates:39.7247°N -91.3717°W
Architect:Simonds, Ossian Cole; Simonds and West
Architecture:Prairie Style Landscape
Added:September 6, 2005
Refnum:05000998

Riverview Park is a historic prairie style public park located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was established in 1909, and built through 1929 according to plans developed by noted landscape architect Ossian C. Simonds. The park includes the caretaker's house (1880s), three scenic overlooks with retaining walls, the concrete stairway, the driving path, the logging road, the statue of Mark Twain (1913), and the memorial stone and plaque. The park encircles the 17 acres that form the city's Water Department's facilities.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riverview Park. 2017-01-01. Karen Bode Baxter, Matthew Cerny, and Mandy K. Ford.. PDF. July 2005. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 12 photographs from 2003)