Brookside Park is a 108-acre (0.44 km2) urban park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is located at 3501 Brookside Parkway North Drive on the near eastside of Indianapolis, just north of the Rural-Sherman neighborhood. The park straddles Pogue's Run, a tributary of the White River.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 under the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System, a federally-recognized historic district.[2]
| Brookside Park | |
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 Brookside Park Family Center in 2022 | |
  Location in Indianapolis | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 3091 Brookside Parkway North Dr. Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°47′23″N 86°06′25″W / 39.78972°N 86.10694°W |
| Area | 108 acres (44 ha) |
| Created | 1898 |
| Operated by | Indy Parks and Recreation |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Official website |
Brookside Park features a public swimming pool, a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) community center, outdoor shelters (able to be reserved through Indy Parks), baseball fields, soccer fields, a disc golf course, basketball courts, and several nature trails.[3] The park is in an urban setting near mixed neighborhoods, with older homes dating from the 1890s and early 20th century bungalows. Historic home restoration has begun, and new affordable housing has been completed in the first decade of the 21st century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brookside Park". National Park Service. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Digital Archive on NPGallery".
- ^ "Brookside Park". Indianapolis Parks. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
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