Irvine Park
Irvine Park (Orange, California) is located in California
Irvine Park (Orange, California)
Irvine Park (Orange, California) is located in the United States
Irvine Park (Orange, California)
Location1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, California
Coordinates33°47′43″N 117°45′02″W / 33.7953°N 117.7506°W / 33.7953; -117.7506
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1897
ArchitectFrederick Eley
NRHP reference No.83001215[1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1983

Irvine Park is a 495-acre (200 ha) park in Orange, California. It became California's first regional park in 1897.[2] When first opened, it was called Orange County Park, and was originally 160 acres which were gifted by James Irvine, the park's namesake.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and includes six contributing buildings, four contributing structures and four contributing objects.[1]

History

The land that is now Irvine Regional Park was originally part of Jose Antonio Yorba's 47,227 acre Mexican land grant, Rancho Lomas de Santiago.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Rony, Xavier (August 11, 2023). "California's First Regional Park Was Created in Orange County". Voice of OC. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Orange County Historical Commission (December 10, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Irvine Park". National Park Service. and accompanying photos

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