PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Magnolia Park
Magnolia Park
	Entrance
Type	Public, city
Location	Hillsboro, Oregon; United States
Coordinates	45°31′57″N 122°52′29″W / 45.53250°N 122.87472°W
Area	3.11 acres (12,600 m2)
Created	2008
Operated by	Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department
Status	open Magnolia Park;

Magnolia Park is a municipal park in the Tanasbourne neighborhood of Hillsboro, Oregon. Opened in 2008, the 3.11 acres (12,600 m²) community park is off northwest 102nd avenue between Walker and Cornell roads near the Streets of Tanasbourne shopping center. The park includes a basketball court, children's play equipment, picnic shelter, tennis court, and water fountain designed for cooling among other amenities.

History

Plans for a park in the Hillsboro portion of the Tanasbourne neighborhood began around 2003.^[2] In August 2007, Hillsboro approved construction of park and choose the name of Magnolia Park.^[3] The construction cost $1 million and was accomplished by Paul Brothers Incorporated.^[3] Funds for construction came from system development fees charged by Hillsboro.^[3] After ten months of construction, Magnolia Park officially opened on September 11, 2008,^[2]^[4] though construction was finished in August.^[5] The facility was the first park in the city to have a water play area as well as the first to include art in the design.^[2]

Amenities

Magnolia Park is 3.11 acres (12,600 m²) in size and is the city's easternmost park.^[5] The park is located in the Tanasbourne neighborhood and was adopted by the Trader Joe's store as part of Hillsboro's adopt-a-park program.^[5] Magnolia is between Cornell and Walker roads and surrounded by a retail development that includes Whole Foods, a retirement community, and condominiums.^[3] Amenities at the park include a water fountain designed for children to play in,^[6] walking areas, open grass areas, children's play equipment, athletic equipment, natural areas, and a covered picnic area.^[7]

Natural features of the park include 180 trees, in excess of 1,000 flowers, and approximately 68,000 square feet (6,300 m²) of lawn.^[8] The trees include five species of magnolia trees, and many are located in a grove.^[5]^[9] The park also has a rain garden designed to collect water and improve the local watershed.^[8] Athletic facilities at the park include a half-size basketball court and one tennis court.^[9] The picnic shelter is rented out by the city's parks department.^[10]

The water feature is at ground level and decorated with mosaic art that is designed to appear to change color when wet.^[7]^[11] Seasonal, the twenty-five foot fountain's mosaic includes designs featuring magnolia tree names and images and boulders with water jets.^[8] The play equipment features two structures, one for children under five years old, and one for older children along with swings and a slide, with a total of 5,000 square feet (460 m²) in the playground.^[5]^[8]

References

^ "Magnolia Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c Diehl, Angella Foret. “Hillsboro's new Magnolia Park has something for everyone”, The Oregonian, September 25, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Suh, Elizabeth. "Tanasbourne to get central a 3-acre (12,000 m²) park", The Oregonian, August 23, 2007, p. B3.
^ Diehl, Angella Foret. "Festive dedication set for Magnolia Park", The Oregonian, September 11, 2008, Metro West Neighbors, p. 16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gordanier, Susan. "Magnolia Park, Hillsboro's newest, officially opens", The Hillsboro Argus, September 16, 2008.
^ Suh, Elizabeth. "New businesses find Tanasbourne's the spot", The Oregonian, April 3, 2008, Metro West Neighbors p. 16.
^ ^a ^b Diehl, Angella Foret. "New Magnolia Park one way to beat heat", The Oregonian, August 14, 2008, Metro West Neighbors.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Diehl, Angella Foret. “New urban park offers fun for the whole family”, The Oregonian, September 25, 2008, Metro West Neighbors.
^ ^a ^b Diehl, Angella Foret. "Parks offer lots of fun for humans --and dogs", The Oregonian, February 28, 2008, Metro West Neighbors, p. 10.
^ "Magnolia Park", The Oregonian, September 25, 2008.
^ Diehl, Angella Foret. "Savor the city's many flavors - Tanasbourne - An explosion of new development", The Oregonian, October 26, 2008, p. S4.