Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2015-08-12. eng Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park was converted from a long-disused cemetery after city planners felt it would provide an amenity to new residents as land development moved east of the central city. Originally named for the United States Congress but renamed in honor of Denver pioneer Walter Cheesman whose family donated the funds for the neoclassical pavilion in his honor shortly after his death. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gates Frontiers Fund; Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. America Cheesman Park Cheesman Park Pavilion Pavilions Walter Cheesman United States Colorado Denver. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.33557 No known restrictions on publication.