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Piedmont Park

  • Also Known As: Grounds of Cotton States and International Exposition
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  • Vicinity: Bounded by 10th St, Southern Rwy. and Piedmont Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Olmsted Brothers Partners and Associates: 1898-1961 Architect
Wilkins,Grant Architect
1895/00/00
1910/00/00

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Particulars for Piedmont Park:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Historic Use Fair
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Museum Type Museum
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Historic Use Park



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 13th May 1976

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Piedmont Park
Registry Address: Bounded by 10th St., Southern Rwy. and Piedmont Rd.
Registry Number: 76000629
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local
Architect: Olmsted Bros.; Wilkins,Grant
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 185
Contributing Buildings: 1
Non-Contributing Buildings: 20
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 2
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Landscape architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1895, 1910
Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation, Museum, Fair, Park
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Fair Park Outdoor recreation

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