In 1856, Anton Philipp of Bavaria, New Prague's first settler, built a dugout log home along the banks of the tributary to Raven Stream. Later that same year, the first Bohemian settlers also built their first homes along the creek. The site became part of what was later known as Philipp's Addition, an area comprising a large portion of New Prague on the Scott County side of Main Street. The park property was donated to the City of New Prague in 1992 by the Emil Dvorak family, and park development was undertaken in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Community Roadside Landscaping Partnership Program.