Sunken Gardens (Huntington, Indiana) Explained

Sunken Gardens
Location:	West Park Dr., southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and La Fontaine St., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates:	40.8789°N -85.5061°W
Built:	-1929
Architect:	Chicago Landscape Co.; Koch, Martin
Added:	June 26, 1997
Refnum:	97000596

Sunken Gardens is a historic public park and garden complex located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. It was designed by the Chicago Landscape Co. in 1923, and completed in 1929. The gardens include outcropped limestone walls on all sides, a horseshoe shaped pool, limestone foot bridges, two levels, and an automobile-related fieldstone bridge.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

See also

• List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Indiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunken Gardens. 2016-04-01. Adrian Scott Fine. PDF. January 1997., boundary map, and Accompanying photographs.