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NPS Form 10-900a OMBApVvdNo1Q24 0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 10 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number _10_ Page _17_ 10. Geographical Data Verbal Boundary Description: The boundaries of the Leeper Park Historic District shall include all of the land area known as Leeper Park, and all adjacent public rights-of-way described as follows. Beginning at the extension of the south r.o.w. line of Bartlett Street intersecting with the St. Joseph River, extending westward to the west r.o.w. line of Michigan Street, northward to the south r.o.w. line of Park Lane, westward to the east r.o.w. line of Lafayette Boulevard; southward to the north r.o.w. line of Bartlett Street. Then, crossing Lafayette Boulvard and following the rear property lines of homes on the north side of Lamont Terrace to the crest of the slope paralleling the rear property lines of lots east of Park Avenue in the Chapin Park Addition, to the south no.w. line of Riverside Drive, westward to the eastern property boundary of Chapin Park lots on DuShane Place, northward to the St. Joseph River. The Boundary of the district then follows the Riverbank, includes the Michigan Street Bridge, and the Island east of the Bridge, and then along the Riverbank eastward to point of beginning. Boundary Justification: Boundaries have been described to include both the parkland itself and its • adjacent street rights-of-way. The street frontages are important to the definition of park edges, the relationship of park to neighborhood, and the inclusion of these streets as components of the Kessler Park and Boulevard Plan. The slope (in private property) along the western boundary of the park is important in the preservation of the visual enclosure the wooded topography provides. The Michigan St. Bridge is included within the district boundary; its construction is concurrent with the Kessler Plan for Leeper Park, and the combination of Park and Civic monument is important in the accomplishment of the City Beautiful ideal for the Park. 0