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Rice Park

Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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nameRice Park
photoRice Park - panoramio.jpg
typeUrban park
locationSaint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
area2 acre
coords
statusOpen all year

Rice Park is a public park in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

Features of the park include a fountain, a bandstand, sculptures of characters from the Peanuts cartoons and an ice-rink during the winter months. Rice Park is one of the venues of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; in selected years, an ice palace is built as part of the festivities.

Rice Park is bordered by the 1902 Landmark Center to the north, the 1910 Saint Paul Hotel to the east, the 1917 George Latimer Central Library to the south, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to the west.

History

The park is named after territorial Minnesota Senator Henry Mower Rice, who donated the land to the city in 1849 along with St. Paul banker John Irvine. The lands of the park were first used by settlers to dry laundry or graze animals, including sheep. After the area was designated a park, a German florist grew flowers and vegetables on the grounds in exchange for maintenance. Trees were donated by in 1862 by St. Paul mayor John S. Prince, a fountain and bandstand were added in 1872, and electric lights were installed in 1883.

A 1965 renovation was spearheaded by the Women's Institute of Saint Paul, when a statue of a girl created by Wisconsin artist Alonzo Hauser was added as a centerpiece to the park.

References

References

  1. Keith L.. (29 April 2011). "Rice Park". The Historical Marker Database.
  2. (August 3, 2018). "The Story of Rice Park".
  3. "Rice Park Revitalization".
  4. "Rice Park: St. Paul, Minnesota".
  5. (May 18, 2019). "St. Paul's Rice Park is 170 years old. Here's its history in photos". Twin Cities.
  6. "Rice Park".
  7. (June 12, 2019). "St. Paul's Rice Park blooms anew after $2.3M makeover". Star Tribune.
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