Janssen Park (Mena, Arkansas)
USA /
Arkansas /
Mena /
Mena, Arkansas
World
/ USA
/ Arkansas
/ Mena
World / United States / Arkansas
park, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district
Historic public park listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.
Built: 1850s (cabin); 1906 (park officially laid out)
Areas of significance: Exploration/Settlement; Social History
Area: 11 acres
Date added to NRHP: 12/13/1979
Other designations: U.S. Historic District
Notes: Janssen Park contains Mena\'s oldest existing structure, the 1850s Shelton Cabin. It also contains a clock tower, two ponds, a fountain, picnic areas, a playground, various small monuments and display items, and a small stone caretaker\'s house.
Built: 1850s (cabin); 1906 (park officially laid out)
Areas of significance: Exploration/Settlement; Social History
Area: 11 acres
Date added to NRHP: 12/13/1979
Other designations: U.S. Historic District
Notes: Janssen Park contains Mena\'s oldest existing structure, the 1850s Shelton Cabin. It also contains a clock tower, two ponds, a fountain, picnic areas, a playground, various small monuments and display items, and a small stone caretaker\'s house.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janssen_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°35'0"N 94°14'23"W
- Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area 24 km
- Lake Wister State Park 70 km
- Hot Springs National Park 103 km
- Robbers Cave State Park and Lodge 114 km
- Flatside Wilderness 116 km
- Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge 123 km
- Petit Jean State Park 133 km
- Lake Eufaula State Park 158 km
- Hobbs State Park 195 km
- Pea Ridge National Military Park 211 km
- U.S. Motors 1.6 km
- Rich Mountain Community College 2.1 km
- Potter Junction, AR 7.1 km
- Iron Mountain 10 km
- Lake Hinkle 31 km
- Wilton Mountain 32 km
- Octavia, OK 43 km
- Hodgen, Oklahoma 46 km
- Kiamichi Mountain 53 km
- Broken Bow Lake 56 km