Fishing Rock
Artwork by: Bob Gulich Medium: Bronze
Southeast
Alfred Benjamin Memorial
Designer: F.H. Parker, New York Architect Dedicated: May 29, 1927 Park: Swope Park Description: Height: 13 feet (ground to top of figurines); Length, 28 feet; Width, 14 feet. Two bronze
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American Legion Memorial II
Designer: G.B. Franklin, Architect; Robert Merrell Gage, Kansas City Sculptor Dedicated: October 30, 1921 Park: Swope Park Description: Tennessee marble fountain with a 2 1/2 foot high by 6 foot
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Southeast Community Center
Bringing families and friends together is the goal of Southeast Community Center in Swope Park. The center has Wi-Fi, a full-sized basketball court, meeting rooms, game room, craft room, and
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Delbert J. Haff Circle Fountain
Artist/Designer: William Ayers and J. Klos WPA Project Installed: 1940 Description In the 1890’s, Delbert Haff became an essential influence in the direction that the Kansas City Park Board has
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Harry Evans Minty Memorial Fountain
Artist/Designer: Wheeler Williams Description Located in the Zoo, this drinking fountain features a lion cub. Harry Evans Minty was a respected member of the Park Board in the 1940’s. The
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Tower Park
History The National Register of Historic Places lists this 19-acre park’s namesake, its tower, on its official register. Used as a real water tower until 1957, it dominates the area
Swope Park
The Park At 1,805-acres, Swope Park is the crown jewel of the KC Parks system. As Kansas City’s largest park, and one of the largest municipal parks in the United
