Submitted by kmccormick on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 17:34
  • The Fargo Park District offices are located in the old Northern Pacific Passenger Depot which was built in 1898. In 1975 it became the first Fargo building entered on the National Register of Historic Places. 
  • The Fargo Park District satillte offices and art classes are located at the Robert D Johnson Red Center. The Robert D Johnson Rec Center is located in the former Emerson Smith Elementary School, which was built in 1930. The building was purchased from the Fargo School District on July 1, 1996.
  • The iconic fountain at the entrance to Lindenwood Park was donated by the American Legion in 1972.
  • Fargo's smallest park today is Ole Tangen Park with only .076 acres and the largest developed park is Lindenwood with 89.61 acres.