Columbus Park in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Garrison Field House
1. Garrison Field House Marker
Inscription.
Garrison Field House. . The Garrison Field House, now Community Center, was designed by Benjamin Lubschez, an architect with Adriance Van Brunt and Company. When completed in 1914 for more than $55,000, the field house included an administrative office, gymnasium, auditorium with stage, two club rooms, a branch library, and a public bath with forty-one showers for men and women. Garrison Square, which began as a playground for a local school, was designed exclusively for the black community and was named for William Lloyd Garrison, the noted abolitionist and journalist. Along with the field house the Square contained playground equipment, baseball diamond, and wading pool. The park remains the best example of a small park or "square" for active recreation facilities in pleasant surroundings, which was an integral part of George E. Kessler's philosophy as he stated in the 1893 Report of the Board of Park and Boulevard Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri. Dedicated in honor of Kansas City, Missouri's 150 Anniversary on June 5, 2000 by The Kessler Society.
The Garrison Field House, now Community Center, was designed by Benjamin Lubschez, an architect with Adriance Van Brunt and Company. When completed in 1914 for more than $55,000, the field house included an administrative office, gymnasium, auditorium with stage, two club rooms, a branch library, and a public bath with forty-one showers for men and women. Garrison Square, which began as a playground for a local school, was designed exclusively for the black community and was named for William Lloyd Garrison, the noted abolitionist and journalist. Along with the field house the Square contained playground equipment, baseball diamond, and wading pool. The park remains the best example of a small park or "square" for active recreation facilities in pleasant surroundings, which was an integral part of George E. Kessler's philosophy as he stated in the 1893 Report of the Board of Park and Boulevard Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri.
Dedicated in honor of Kansas City, Missouri's 150 Anniversary on June 5, 2000 by The Kessler Society.
N, 94° 34.129′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Columbus Park. Marker is on East 5th Street west of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker stands southeast of Guinotte Manor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1124 E 5th St, Kansas City MO 64106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
courtesy Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, December 1913
2. Garrison Field House
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