History
Ann Arbor's city parks sit on the ancestral and traditional homelands of several indigenous Native peoples. Read a land acknowledgement from the city and learn more about the early history of the land here.
This park was started by a gift of 3.25 acres in 1917 from Mr. G. Frank Allmendinger. It was stipulated in the offer of the gift that the park be named Allmendinger Park in honor of Mr. Allmendinger’s grandfather, John George Allmendinger who settled in Washtenaw County in 1832. View Allmendinger history for more details and a view of the 1917 letter and original property donation.

1st image: Allmendinger Skate Rink, 1955. This view is looking east toward Edgewood Ave. Published in Ann Arbor News, January 28, 1955
2nd image: Allmendinger Merry go Round, 1951, The Ann Arbor News