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1Historic Leeper Park Improvements - 2019 <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />Attachment <br />A <br />Leeper Park reflects the characteristics of an early 20th century urban park combining the concepts of a rural retreat, <br />preservation and enhancement of natural scenery, opportunities for public gathering, and space for active recreation. <br />Parks of this era frequently combined formal elements such as public gardens and promenades with more informal <br />and pastoral spaces. From the 1998 Leeper Park National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination, “. . . early <br />20th century parks were not static elements of the urban landscape; they were often overlays of sequential designs.” <br />This concept is proven by the history of the Leeper Park and, looking forward, by the proposed improvements included <br />in this application. <br />The modern visioning process for Leeper Park began in 1996 with the extensive research published by J. Edward Talley, <br />followed by the 1998 Cultural Landscape Report, the 1998 NRHP nomination, development of site specific preservation <br />guidelines, and the 2017 riverfront and trail framework plan. The 2018 Leeper Park Concept Plan presented in this <br />application incorporates concepts from the above documents and draws heavily from George Kessler’s 1915 plan, itself <br />an overlay of the 1905 Beyer Plan, to create a public space that celebrates Leeper Park’s historic integrity and functions <br />for contemporary needs. <br />This application for a Certificate of Appropriateness is for the following project elements (see map on next page for the <br />Phase 1 project area): <br />1.Lighting <br />2.Interpretive sign design (content to be prepared at a later date) <br />3.Furnishings and garden ornaments <br />4.Planting design <br />These elements are discussed in detail on the following pages and are supported by a combination of plans, <br />photographs, narrative and additional imagery.