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Wirth suggested in the 1910 annual report that if a water tower were to be built on Tower Hill, it should be planned to serve as an observatory, too. Most were also not provided with nets players had to bring their own. Most early tennis courts in the park system were built without backstops. Tennis balls must have rolled forever down the surrounding streets until those backstops were built. The following year Wirth noted that the “steep, abrupt and unsightly gravel banks” along University and Malcolm avenues had been graded to “graceful slopes.” Along with those improvements Tower Hill was added to the park concert schedule for two concerts, which became annual events in the park.Ī second tennis court was added to the park in 1912, and backstops were built for both courts. In his 1908 report, Wirth submitted a plan for the improvement of the park, but noted that the park “will never call for very heavy expenditure for improvements.” His plan included walks to the summit, where he suggested that an observation tower 50-60 feet in height could be built. However in 1907, a tennis court was built in the southwest corner of the park, the park’s only level ground. In his first annual report as superintendent of parks in 1906, Theodore Wirth noted that the park needed little work. The financing terms were approved by the board on May 21, 1906.
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The full amount of the purchase price was assessed on property in the neighborhood. On the park board accepted a proposition from the unnamed owner of the property to sell it for $19,500 payable over ten years. Tower Hill was acquired as a park following a petition in late 1905 from residents of the neighborhood.
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The water tower was not built by the park board, but by the city water department. The “Witch’s Hat” water tower was not built until 1913, seven years after the park was acquired and four years after the park was officially re-named. It was demolished before the park board acquired the land. Anyone who wanted a spectacular view of the city from the tower could climb the steps of the old tower for ten cents. The name refers to a private tower once located on the hill, not the “Witch’s Hat” tower. However, acquiescing to a petition from residents of the area, the park board renamed the park Tower Hill on April 19, 1909. The Committee on Designation and Acquisition of Grounds had recommended on Decemthat the park be named Tower Hill, but the full board rejected that name. Anthony Heights by the park board on January 18, 1908.
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