Chickasaw Park
by Olmsted Brothers
About this landmark
Designed by John Charles and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. on the Ohio River. During segregation, the only major park in Louisville open to African Americans. A vital cultural and recreational anchor of West Louisville.
From Wikipedia
Chickasaw Park
Municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky
Chickasaw Park is a municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky's west end. It is fronted to the west by the Ohio River and by Southwestern Parkway to the east. It was formerly the country estate of political boss John Henry Whallen, and began development as a park in 1923, but was not completed until the 1930s. The original plan for Chickasaw Park was designed by the Frederick Law Olmsted firm and is part of the Olmsted Park System, but was a later addition, as Shawnee, Iroquois, and Cherokee Parks were designed in the 1880s by Frederick Law Olmsted himself.
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Details
- Year Built
- 1923
- Architect
- Olmsted Brothers
- Style
- Olmsted Riverfront
- Period
- Roaring Twenties
- Era
- 1923
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