Between 1784 and 1840 the Phillips family acquired 1,200 acres of land seven miles south of the river. The tract included two largely wooded hills and surrounding slopes. In 1864 Benoni Figg purchased most of Kenwood Hill, (then known as Cox’s Knob), from the Phillip’s family. In 1876 Benoni Figg sold 126 acres of the [...]

I would like to address to question of why designate the Colonial Gardens building as a landmark. I am a member of this community. I serve on the Board of Directors of the Iroquois Neighborhood Association and Civic Club. I am committed to helping make our neighborhood a better place.
In 2004 Stefanie Buzan and I [...]

When Iroquois Park was established in 1897 it was far from the city limits, and difficult to reach. Despite these limitations, visionary restaurateurs Fred and Minnie Senning saw an opportunity to provide refreshments and entertainment to all the people they believed would be drawn from the city to the beauty of the rural Iroquois area.
They [...]

The following is the historical overview of Colonial Gardens through the years presented by Stefanie and Rosemary at the Landmark Hearing for Colonial Gardens.
The reason we are here tonight is to determine the fate of a beer garden- Colonial Gardens. I bet there are a lot of people in this room who are not familiar with [...]