Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System

Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
E. Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive viewed from 16th Street
Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System is located in Indiana
Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System is located in the United States
Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
LocationRoughly bounded by 38th Street and Emerson, Southern, and Tibbs Avenues, extending on Fall Creek and Pleasant Run Parkways to Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana
Area3,474 acres (1,406 ha)
Built1898
ArchitectGeorge Edward Kessler; Lawrence Sheridan
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, City Beautiful
NRHP reference No.03000149[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 2003

The Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System is a group of parks, parkways, and boulevards in Indianapolis, Indiana, that was designed by landscape architect George Edward Kessler in the early part of the twentieth century. Also known as the Kessler System, the district includes 3,474 acres (1,406 ha) and has shaped the city through the present day. This historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.