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PARK AND. CEMETERY. 
CHARLES M. LORING’S PARK GIFT to MINNEAPOLIS 
THE SHELTER HOUSE, IN LORING PARK, MINNEAPOLIS. 
Presented li.v Hon. Cliarles M. Loring to the children of Minneapolis. 
Mr. Charles M. Loring, the first pres- 
ident of the Minneapolis Park Board, 
and known as the father of the park 
system, signalized his retirement last 
year from active duty on the board 
by presenting to Loring Park a hand- 
some shelter house which is illustrated 
herewith. 
It stands at the east end of the lake 
in this handsome little park and is a 
most fitting and useful memorial to Mr. 
Loring's many years of faithful and un- 
tiring service to the cit\’’s parks. 
The building 36x60 feet, is of the 
Spanish type of architecture and con- 
structed of concrete and hollow tile 
with rough cast exterior finish, stone 
trimmings and Spanish red 
tile roof. The ground floor 
is divided into two compart- 
ments, and during the skat- 
ing season is used as check- 
ing and warming room. The 
upper floor has a toilet 
room and two rooms for 
kindergarten use. The building is heat- 
ed by up up-to-date hot air furnace lo- 
cated in the basement. The furniture is 
of the Spanish mission type and was, as 
well as the building, designed and built 
by R. B. Pelton. 
LORING PARK BORDER PLANTATION. 
