7-687: The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of public gardens located in Rockefeller Park in Cleveland , Ohio . In 1896, John D. Rockefeller donated the land the Cleveland Cultural Gardens occupies today. The gardens are situated along East Boulevard & Martin Luther King Jr. Drive within the 276 acre of wooded parkland on the city's East Side. In total, there are 35 distinct gardens, each commemorating
14-605: A different ethnic group whose immigrants have contributed to the heritage of the United States over the centuries, as well as Cleveland. The first garden of what would become known as the Cleveland Cultural Gardens was the Shakespeare Garden which was created in Rockefeller Park in 1916. This project inspired journalist Leo Weidenthal along with Charles J. Wolfram and Jennie K. Zwick to organize
21-508: Is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr. , located in Cleveland , Ohio . Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District , Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park to the southeast, and across Euclid Ave on its northwest border. Besides the distinction of being the largest park located completely within city limits, Rockefeller Park is a link in a chain of parkland that connects
28-750: The City of Cleveland. Many of the early gardens represented European heritage due to the large number of European immigrants that made there way to Cleveland in the early 20th century. In 1952, the Cultural Garden League renamed itself the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation. As of 2024, the Cultural Gardens Federation oversees over 30 garden sites. Various ethnic groups sponsor gardens that are representative of their culture. In each of
35-645: The Civic Progress League which became the Cultural Garden League by 1925. In 1926, the Hebrew Garden became the first member of the Cultural Garden League with other gardens quickly following suit. The group would fulfill the vision of many unique gardens honoring different communities that make up Cleveland. In the 1930s and 1940s, more gardens were added in part through the help of the Works Progress Administration and
42-432: The gardens, one will find fixtures and statues with inscriptions depicting significant figures in each country’s cultural history. Artists, composers, peacemakers, saints, scientists, and philosophers are among those depicted as statues in the garden. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens continues to expand and welcome new gardens that represent various cultures from around the world. Rockefeller Park Rockefeller Park
49-493: The heights region of the eastern suburbs to the city's lakefront. Following the path of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and spanning a large section of Cleveland's East Sides, the park runs in a northwesterly path between suburban Shaker Heights , bisecting the University Circle neighborhood and terminating at Gordon Park on the city's lakefront, opened to the public in 1897. The park was dramatically expanded during
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