The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-03
CONTRACT is LET
FOR MEMORIAL PARK
Architectural Work Will Cost
About $4,000
NAMED FOR r. N. RHODES
Two Elaborate Entrances With Orna-
mental Court In Center VIII Be
Features-Landsca Treat
ment to Be Artistic
NAMED FOR R. N. RHODES

idea It has materialized and yesterday
afternoon a contract was let by the ex-
ecutive committee to Richard Black
burne for the construction of the three
architectural features of the park. the
Improvements at the park VIII Cost
about $4,000, and it will be ready Tor
use next spring.
The general plan and arrangement OF
the park were made by George H. Miller
of Boston, who has a national reputation
as a landscape architect. 1t was MI.
Miller who made the landscape plans of
Corey. The architectural features OF the
park are being made after plans drawn
by William Leslie Welton, of the local
firm of Warren & Welton. These three
architectural features are the two en-
frances and the center design of the
park. The actual work of construction
of the park will be under the direction
of City Engineer M. Nicholson.
The park is located at Highland avenue
and Twenty eighth street. 1t occupies
the space in the loop made by Highland
avenue at this place, and is poundeo
by Highland avenue and Monroe avenue
new street. The park, when hnisneo'
will measure about $40 feet by 42O feet
The general plan of the park as mace
by Mr. Miller is that there will be two
elaborate entrances, one on Highland
avenue at the central point of the curve
in the street, and the other at an oppo-
site point on Monroe avenue. These
will be connected with carefully and
artistically laid out paths, which Will
center at a middle point in the park,
where the central architectural feature
will be placed.
This center will be composed OF
large paved court "a feet by "A feet. In
the center of the court will be located
beautifully designed flower bed, while
at the side of the court toward Highland
avenue will be the real memorial to the
late General Rufus N. Rhodes.
This memorial will be a beautifully
constructed and designed cement and
cclored brick wall. The wall will start
from small abuttments and gracefully
gain in height until the center panel is
seven and one-half feet high. In this
large center panel with two columns
at each side, will be left space where
the bronze tablet will be placed to the
memory of General Rhodes This CEN
trail feature. which will bear the bronze
memorial tablet, is about 80 feet long.
and will stand in a curved position with
two wing walls jutting straight out from
It, The tablet will face the central court
On the opposite side of the court will
be another straight long wall composed
of the same materials. 1t will be built
of concrete with pillars at equal dis
lance and inlaid with many colored brick
designs This wall will be about 120 feet
long and of the same average height as
the other.
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walls facing the center court, and other
benches will be scattered throughout the
court At the Monroe street entrance
will be two imposing concrete and brick
columns with graceful receding wings
spreading straight away from them
Shortly behind this entrance the path
will divide, and each division will cut
long curve enroute to the central plot
The inside of these two curved paths
will be a playground devoted to pitch
ball, croquet and other outdoor sports.
The paths will be lined with trees and
nicely designed flower beds will be
scattered about.
To the left of the large play ground
will be located a second and smaller
open space, where quoits can be pitched
and similar games played
The Highland avenue entrance Is sew
eral feet higher than the level of the
park, and this entrance will be fitted
up with an elaborate system OF steps
coming down into the park. The steps
will be enclosed in two similar wing
walls as at the Monroe street entrance.
The landscape work will cose $4,000. and
the architectural feature work will cost
$4,000 making a total cost of $4,000 for
the park.
The park is being constructed by a
company of Birmingham citizens who
live on Highland avenue and Monroe
street bordering the park. Some of these
are VIM NJ. Walker, R. d. Burnett,
Pascal Shook. s. E. Thompson, 8.
Bethea, IT. IT. JOY. f. r. Enslen G. F.
Erslen. George Cruikshank and B. G.
Brazelton.
The executive committee is composed
or VIM. Walker, chairman, r. d. Bur-
nett secretary and treasurer, Sumpter
Bethea p. G. Shook S. e. Thompson, L.
J. Joy and Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes.
Figures are now being taken for the
contract. which will be award
ed in a short time by City Engineer
Nicholson. The contract awarded to Mr..
Blackburne yesterday afternoon for the
two months The park will not be ready
for use before next spring.
All of the architectural feature work
will be a departure from anything else
over before seen in Birmingham, as 1t
will be made of concrete with inlaid
designs made of many colored bricks.
The architects connected with the park
are very enthusiastic over this feature.