Memphis Parkway System
- Vicinity: S Parkway W, S Parkway E, E Parkway S, E Parkway N, N Parkway
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1897/00/00 | John Charles Olmsted | Landscape Architect | Greater Memphis Movement hires John Olmsted to provide initial designs, he designs an alignment for the parkway to connect Wilderberger Farm (Riverside Park) to Lea's Woods (Overton Park), 1897-1900 | |||
1901/11/00 | George E Kessler | Landscape Architect | George E Kessler's plan for the Memphis Park and Parkway System is accepted by the city |
Particulars for Memphis Parkway System: | |
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Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Road-related |
Owner | State |
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