page_title: Mishawaka, Indiana
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Mishawaka, Indiana / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: The bandstand at Battell Park, constructed in 1927. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 95001541
context_page_description: Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 48,252 as of the 2010 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City."
  Mishawaka is a principal city of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
context_section_description: Beutter Park - The new park includes a river race with elliptical-shaped overlook weirs and fiber-optic underwater lighting, two connecting bridges across the St. Joseph River race to the park, the Mishawaka Riverwalk, the "Shards" sculpture, and an 800-foot perennial garden.
  Battell Park Historic District, has a WPA-built band shelter and terraced rock garden.
  Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library on N. Hill St - closed as a library in 1969 and is now a restaurant.
  Shiojiri Garden, located in Merrifield Park, is a Japanese strolling garden that symbolizes the Sister-City relationship between Mishawaka and Shiojiri City, Japan.
  The Beiger Mansion, built in 1903 and restored in 1973, was gutted by arson in 1974. The building has since been renovated. It is operated as a bed-and-breakfast and events facility.
  The Otis R. Bowen Museum, located on the campus of Bethel College, houses memorabilia and artifacts related to Dr. Otis Bowen's years as Governor of Indiana and Secretary of Health and Human Services. It has a copy of the Otis Bowen bust.
  In addition to the Battell Park Historic District, Beiger Mansion, and Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library, the Dodge House, Eller-Hosford House, Ellis-Schindler House, Kamm and Schellinger Brewery, Merrifield-Cass House, and Normain Heights Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Tivoli Theater, demolished in 2005, was formerly listed.
caption: The Battell Park Historic District is one of nine sites in Mishawaka listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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