Riverview Park (Hannibal, Missouri)

Riverview Park is a historic prairie style public park located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was established in 1909, and built through 1929 according to plans developed by noted landscape architect Ossian C. Simonds. The park includes the caretaker's house (1880s), three scenic overlooks with retaining walls, the concrete stairway, the driving path, the logging road, the statue of Mark Twain (1913), and the memorial stone and plaque. The park encircles the 17 acres that form the city's Water Department's facilities.[2]^{:5–6, 8}

Riverview Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2000 Harrison Hill Hannibal, Missouri
Coordinates	39°43′29″N 91°22′18″W
Area	465 acres (188 ha)
Built	1909 (1909)
Architect	Simonds, Ossian Cole; Simonds and West
Architectural style	Prairie Style Landscape
NRHP reference No.	05000998[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 2005

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Karen Bode Baxter, Matthew Cerny, and Mandy K. Ford. (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riverview Park" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 12 photographs from 2003)