Historic Parks

The following Park Services managed parks and properties have historical significance.

Army-Navy Park - Second @ Calhoun

• 1 Acres
• Memorial park
• Passive Urban Plaza

Bickford Park - 232 Bickford

• 6 Acres
• Bickford Community Center
• Play equipment and playground ballfield,
• Basketball court
• Pavilion
• Indoor swimming pool
• Adjacent to Caldwell Elementary
• Developed by William A. Bickford
• Given to the city in1869, accepted ca. 1901. (Significantly Altered)

Brinkley Park (Market Square) - Second @ Market

• 1 Acre
• One of 4 original Squares in 1819 Plan
• Urban Plaza
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management
• Significantly Altered

Chickasaw Gardens Park - Chickasaw Parkway

• 22 Acres
• Landscaped Median and Lake
• Laid out by Harland Bartholomew, ca. 1920s

Chickasaw Heritage Park - Delaware @ DeSoto

• 17 Acres
• Playground ball field
• Pavilion
• Prehistoric earth mounds
• Historic markers
• Scenic Mississippi River views
• 1 Outdoor basketball court
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management
• Archaeological, Mississippian culture, B.C.
• 1600s A.D. Chickasaws - moved by 1818
• Established as Desoto Park ca. 1911 National Register

Robert Church Park - Beale St. @ Fourth

• 7.68 Acres
• Est. by Robert Church 1899
• Beale St. National Register District
• Play equipment
• Historic markers
• 4 mini pavilions

Cobblestones - Beale St. to Jefferson Davis Park

• 3 Acres
• Shows the original historic streets of Memphis
• Scenic Mississippi River-views, River-walk
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management.

Colonial Park (Auction Square) - Main @ Auction

• 1 Acre
• One of 4 original Squares in 1819 Plan
• Urban Plaza
• Historic Markers
• Significantly Altered

Columbus Park - Third St. @ Adams

• 0 Acres
• Christopher Columbus Statue
• Urban Plaza

Confederate Park (Promenade) - Front @ Court

• 3 Acres
• Photo Gallery
• Designed by Geo. Kessler
• Memorial to Civil War
• Jefferson Davis Statue
• On the National Register
• Part of original Promenade
• Mississippi River-views
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management

Court Square - Main @ Court

• 2 Acres
• One of 4 original Squares in 1819 Plan
• National Register District
• Urban Plaza
• Pavilion
• Hebe "Greek Godess" statue and fountain
• Historic markers

E.H Crump Park - Delaware @ Crump

• 4.30 Acres
• A Memorial Park
• Picnic area
• Scenic Mississippi River-views
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management

Jefferson Davis Park - Riverside Drive @ Jefferson Ave.

• 2.40 Acres
• Est. 1930.
• Passive Urban
• Historic Markers
• Scenic Mississippi River-views, River-walk
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management

Douglass Park - 1616 Ash

• 43 Acres
• Memphis' First Park for African Americans, Est. 1913
• Douglass Community Center
• 2 Outdoor basketball courts and 1 Indoor basketball court
• 3 pavilions and a picnic area
• Swimming pool
• 1 mile fitness trail,
• Playground and ball field

Memphis Fairgrounds - 940 Early Maxwell Blvd.

• 158 Acres
• Grounds designed by Geo. Kessler. Partial list: E. Parkway Gates, Shelby Co. Bldg. 1908, Fairview School 1930, Former Montgomery Park Track 1884,
• Formerly had Memphis Jockey Club circa 1909
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl Football Stadium,
• Childrens Museum,
• Mid South Coliseum
• Football/Track Stadium
• Mid South Fair
• Various Activity Buildings, and Maintenance Compound

Forrest Park - Madison @ Dunlap

• 8.03 Acres
• Picture Gallery
• 1/3 mile fitness trail
• Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and wife buried on site
• Designed by Geo. Kessler 1903
• Historical Markers
• General Forrest Statue
• Pavilion

Gaisman Park - 4223 Macon

• 24 Acres
• Gaisman Community Center
• 3 lighted softball fields
• Play equipment and playground ballfield
• 2 free tennis courts
• Indoor Basketball
• 1 mile fitness trail
• Swimming pool
• Pavilion/rest rooms
• Monument to the Vietnam Servicemen, dedicated in 1965.

The Links at Galloway - 3815 Walnut Grove

• 104.20 Acres
• 18 hole golf course with clubhouse
• Developed by H.W. Brennan
• Deeded to city as part of Red Acres subdivision
• Local residents walk the perimeter of the course. Watch out for golf-balls.

Gaston Park - 1046 S. Third

• 8.44 Acres
• Gaston Community Center
• Headstart and branch library
• Pavilion
• Play equipment
• 1 Indoor and 1 outdoor basketball court
• Playground ball field
• 1/4 mile fitness trail.
• Designed by Geo. Kessler 1902
• Land given by John Gaston ca. 1912

Glenview Park - 1141 S. Barksdale

• 24.50 Acres
• Glenview Community Center
• 1 outdoor basketball court
• Playground ball field
• 1 mile fitness trail
• 2 free tennis courts
• Pavilion
• Play equipment
• Est. 1943, Former George Schmalzreid Farm.

Handy Park - Beale @ Third

• .40 Acre
• Est. 1931. Named for W.C. Handy, musician
• Beale St. Nat'l District
• Former site of Greenlaw Bros. Mkt.
• Passive urban
• W.C.Handy statue
• Amphitheater
• Historic markers.

M.L. King Park (Riverside) - South Parkway @ Riverside

• Photo Gallery
• 379.32 Acres
• Indication of Burial sites from multiple periods.
• Design by Geo. Kessler, 1902 w/ Parkway system and Overton Park
• The Links at Riverside: 9 hole golf course with new clubhouse
• Boat ramp and marina
• Picnic area, 3 pavilions, and play equipment
• Ball field and 4 lighted tennis courts
• Lake and scenic river views

Tom Lee Park - Riverside @ Beale

• 30 Acres
• Photo Gallery
• Mississippi Riverwalk and scenic river views (linked to Martyrs Park and Ashburn-Coppock Park)
• Tom Lee Monument, Est. 1914
• Location of Memphis In May BBQ Festival
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management

Lichterman Park? 5992 Quince

• 66.02 Acres
• Nature Center
• Nature Trails and Lake
• Former Summer estate of Clarence Saunders,1929
• Home, listed in N.R 1989, burned 1994

Magevney House - 198 Adams

• 0 Acres
• Assoc. with educator Eugene Magevney
• 1835 historic building, historic marker

Mallory-Neely House - 652 Adams

• 1 Acre
• Historic House of Memphis
• ca. 1870s historic building, historic marker, Gift Shop

Martyrs Park - Channel 3 Drive

• 8.90 Acres
• Memorial to those that died from Yellow Fever
• Historic marker
• Mississippi Riverwalk and scenic river views (linked to Tom Lee and Ashburn-Coppock Park)
• Martyrs statue
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management.

Mud Island - 125 N. Front

• 25 Acres
• Mud Island River Park
• Mississippi River Museum and River Model Walk
• Memphis Belle Pavilion
• Restaurants, amphitheater, and gift shop
• Marina and scenic river views
• Under "Riverfront Development Corporation" Management.

Overton Park - 2080 Poplar

• 342.30 Acres
• Photo Gallery
• Park designed by Geo. Kessler, 1901. Partial list: Zoo 1905, Golf Clubhouse 1926, WPA Shell 1936
• On the National Register. Example of City Beautiful Movement.
• Rainbow Lake, 2 pavilions, amphitheater
• The Links at Overton: 9 hole golf course with clubhouse
• Play equipment, playground ball field, walking trail, soccer field,
• E.H. Crump statue, and various historic markers
• Home of Veterans Plaza, including the Doughboy statue and the new Korean War Monument
• Home to the Zoo, Brooks Art Museum, and Memphis College of Art

Parkway System - East, North, South Parkway

• 100 Acres
• Designed by Geo. Kessler, ca. 1902 - 1909.
• Secondary system of landscaped medians and triangles
• National Register. Example of City Beautiful Movement

Pink Palace Museum - 3050 Central

• 15.49 Acres
• 1922 Home of grocer C. Saunders, founder of Piggly Wiggly stores
• Present: Pink Palace Museum, Imax Theatre, Planetarium.

Winchester Park - Lane @ St. Jude Place

• 8.80 Acres
• Play equipment
• Pavilion
• Part of the earliest public cemetery known as Winchester Burial Grounds ca. 1840
• Memphis' first Mayor, Marcus Winchester's burial place