Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
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| Lincoln Park Lily Pool | |
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| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Added to NRHP: | February 17, 2006 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 06000235 [1] |
| Governing body: | Local |
The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, formerly The Rookery, and also known as Lincoln Park Lily Pool, is an example of Prairie School landscape architecture designed by Alfred Caldwell at the north end of Lincoln Park Zoo (at Fullerton Parkway) in the Lincoln Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark on February 17, 2006.[3] The lily pool had originally been built to cultivate tropical water lilies in 1889.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
- ^ Lincoln Park Lily Pool. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
- ^ Lincoln Park Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool. Chicago Park District (2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
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