Lincoln Park Legacy

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Lincoln Park Legacy

• Will Van Kley
• Don Kottschade
• Amber Neumann

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Introduction

• The Lincoln Park district has a long tradition of
  beauty and style. Conversely known as the Silk
  Stocking District during its inception, the
  district is currently one of only a handful of
  residential areas in Minnesota to be recognized
  by the National Register of Historical Places.
• Right, Lincoln Community Center

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Early Inhabitants

• Early residents were prominent in government,
  politics, civic affairs, business and industry on
  local, regional and state levels.
• Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsey/Tracy
  series, which chronicled the lives of three young
  girls growing up in Mankato.

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Architecture

• Built between 1860-1875
• Greek Revival
• Gothic Revival
• French Second Empire
• Built between 1870-1886
• Italianate Styles

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more Architecture, examples

• Queen Anne Style
• 121 E. Pleasant St.

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and more,

• French Chateau
• 227 E. Pleasant St.
• Mansfield Mansion
• Renovation by Rick McCluhan
• Built in 1877
• FOR SALE

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Lincoln Park

• Purchased by group of local citizens for 350 in
  1885.
• Deeded to the city of Mankato for uses as a
  general park and maintained by area residents.
• The Alex Wilkin Post of the Grand Army of the
  Republic erected a bronze statue and stone
  fountain in 1893 as a monument to Civil War Vets.
• Since been removed and replaced by a Civil War
  memorial marker

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Lincoln Park Cannon

• In May 1900, an old Spanish American war gun and
  carriage was placed in Lincoln Park, weighing in
  at over 3,000 lbs.
• At Midnight on July 3, 1910, seven boys, claiming
  allegiance to the poopy cat club fired off the
  cannon using 25 lbs of gun powder, sod and paper.
  The ensuing blast could be heard from miles
  around and shattered windows in many nearby
  homes.
• The cannon was later removed.

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Lincoln Parks eldest resident,
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• The Lincoln Park elm tree was designated the
  Heritage Tree in 1976.
• Stricken by Dutch Elm disease and was removed in
  1980.
• Age was determined to be 315 years old, making it
  one of the oldest and largest in Minnesota
  history.
• Immortalized by A.V. Denman in poem.

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excerpt,

• Four hundred years or more ago,
• Old Elm you started out to grow,
• You Buried your roots in deep rich loam,
• And here you made a permanent home.
• You saw the Indians pass away,
• Before the Whites resistless sway
• And your fellow elms went one by one,
• Alone you stand in storm and sun.
• Today you watch the passing crowd
• Rushing by with voices loud,
• Alone you stand in storm and sun
• Silent and strong in the place youve won.

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Conclusion

• The Lincoln Park District continues to thrive
  today amid its early traditions as new
  inhabitants to the area can share in the same
  pride as the early settlers.
• Questions?