fejervary park is located in the west end of davenport, iowa , united states . the 75-acre (0.30 km ) park is dominated by rolling green grass hills and trees. it features play ground equipment and an aquatic center. the putnam museum is located just to the east of the park. history the property for fejervary park was given to the city by celestine fejérváry, a daughter of nicholas fejérváry. he was a hungarian nobleman who came to davenport as a refuge in 1853 following the failure of an insurrection in his native hungary. the park was the site of fejervary's estate. he chose the location for his home because the steep bluffs with a view of the mississippi river reminded him of his home on the danube river . the house, which was on the site at the time of the donation, is now gone. all that remains of the buildings is a carriage barn. the park land was acquired by the davenport board of parks commissioners as part of a city program to develop public parks throughout the city. other parks in the pr express yourself. organize your knowledge. expand your mind. discover the world. revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. search through millions of topics. create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.
