Otis Park and Golf Course, Public golf course and historic park in Bedford, United States
Otis Park and Golf Course is a historic district in Bedford, Indiana, with a golf course, a rock garden, a bathhouse, a clubhouse, four picnic shelters, a shelter house, a gazebo and a 1939 band shell. Its buildings and structures show Classical Revival and Bungalow/American Craftsman styles.
This complex was developed between 1937 and 1941 by the Works Progress Administration to create sports and leisure facilities for the community. This period was marked by major public investment in jobs and infrastructure following the Great Depression.
Otis Park's buildings mix Classical Revival and Bungalow/American Craftsman styles, among them a band shell built in 1939, four picnic shelters from 1938, a bathhouse, a clubhouse and a gazebo. The band shell and shelters were built for outdoor concerts and group picnics, uses the park still serves.
The grounds are open year-round and offer golf instruction and equipment rentals for players of all abilities. The walking paths and green spaces can be freely explored, and the main buildings are easily accessible on foot throughout the property.
The National Register listing of 2002 covers five contributing buildings, four sites, eight structures and five objects. Among the objects and structures are the 1939 band shell, a rock garden, four picnic shelters built in 1938, a shelter house and a gazebo.
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