Walnut Hill Park
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Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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Walnut Hill Park | |
Location | W. Main St., New Britain, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°39′43″N 72°47′31″W |
Area | 98 acres (40 ha) |
Built | 1870 (1870) |
Architect | Olmsted, Fredrick Law; Magonigle, H. Van Buren |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Modern Movement |
NRHP reference No. | 82001000[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 30, 1982 |
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