Miller Park is located at 2707 Redick Avenue in
North Omaha
North Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. It is bordered by Cuming and Dodge Streets on the south, Interstate 680 (Iowa-Nebraska), Interstate 680 on the north, North 72nd Street on the west and the Missouri River a ...
, Nebraska. Bounded by Redick and Kansas Avenues on the north and south and 24th and 30th Streets on the east and west, respectively, the park was added to the city of Omaha in 1891.
History
Once called the "Pride of North Omaha," the park was established two years after
George L. Miller
George Lorin Miller (1830–1920) was an American pioneer physician, editor, politician, and land owner in Omaha, Nebraska. The founder of the ''Omaha Herald'', which later became part of the ''Omaha World-Herald'', Miller arrived in Omaha i ...
failed to locate the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coa ...
there. Miller was the first president of the Board of Park Commissioners, as well as the first doctor in Omaha, a major Democratic politician in Nebraska, and a major landowner in the city. The
City of Omaha
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...
purchased it from the Parker heirs via a bond issue in 1891.
In 1892, Miller Park was connected to the city by
Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard, which eventually led from
Downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, U.S. state of Nebraska. The boundaries are Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha's 20th Street on the west to the Missouri River on the east and ...
to the park. That boulevard was part of a citywide system, which along with the park was designed by noted landscape architect
H.W.S. Cleveland
Horace William Shaler Cleveland (December 16, 1814 – December 5, 1900) was an American landscape architect. His approach to natural landscape design can be seen in projects such as the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Grand Rounds in Minneapolis; Slee ...
.
Pavilion
The Miller Park Pavilion is a noted three-story structure with a wrap-around covered
porch
A porch (from Old French ''porche'', from Latin ''porticus'' "colonnade", from ''porta'' "passage") is a room or gallery located in front of an entrance of a building. A porch is placed in front of the facade of a building it commands, and form ...
with brick pillars and wooden railing. It has two château-looking A-frame end sections with a connecting middle section.
Present
Today the park also maintains the highly regarded Steve Hogan golf course, baseball fields, a playground, and a water park.
Miller Park Pavilion
City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/10/07. The park sits on with a lake and beautiful landscaping, and is still widely regarded as a jewel among the city's parks.
See also
* Parks in Omaha
This is a list of parks in Omaha, Nebraska. It includes cemeteries and golf courses. Most parks in Omaha are governed by the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department.
History
In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of ...
References
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External links
"A History of Miller Park"
by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.
"Evening in Miller Park"
a historic postcard
"Miller Park Lagoon"
a historic postcard
"Pavilion, Miller Park"
a historic postcard
Parks in Omaha, Nebraska
History of North Omaha, Nebraska
1891 establishments in Nebraska