Rockefeller Park is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr.

John D. Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller was an American oil industrialist, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of...

, located in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District

Cleveland Public Parks District

The Cleveland Public Parks District is a division of the city's Department of Public Works, which is responsible for park maintenance in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The following is a comprehensive list of the city's more than 150 public parks....

, Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park

Wade Park (Cleveland park)

Wade Park is a park in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. An idyllic swath of land in one of Cleveland's busiest neighborhoods, the park was built on land donated by Jeptha Wade with the intention of using part of the property building for an art museum. It's most prominent...

 on its the southeastern, and across Euclid Ave on its northwestern 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 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

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 28,448. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is located at...

, bisecting the University Circle

University Circle

University Circle, is a neighborhood located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is best known for its world-class cultural, educational and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lakeview Cemetery, and University...

 neighborhood and terminating at Gordon Park

Gordon Park, Cleveland

Gordon Park is a public park located in Cleveland, Ohio. A part of the Cleveland Public Parks District,The park opened in 1893 and is situated on 122 acres of land adjacent Lake Erie on the city's East Side. It is named in honor of philanthropist and industrialist, William J. Gordon, who originally...

 on the city's lakefront, opened to the public in 1897.
Landmarks found in Rockefeller Park include two separate entries on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

: one for its architecturally historic bridges, and one for its Cultural Gardens

Cleveland Cultural Gardens

The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of public gardens located in Rockefeller Park in Cleveland, Ohio. The gardens are situated along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive within the 276 acre of wooded parkland on the city's East Side...

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Points of Interest

• Cultural Gardens - one of park's two registrants found on the National Regiser of Historic Places, the Cultural Gardens serve to commemorate many of the ethnic groups who have enriched the city of Cleveland, as well as that of the United States.

• Doan Brook - A seven-mile long stream that runs from suburban Shaker Lakes to Lake Erie, the brook was an essential feature in the establishment of the routing of the park.

• Rockefeller Park Greenhouse - located at the northeastern edge of the park between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and E.88th St, the greenhouse and its gardens occupy a four acres and opened in 1905.