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# Grant Park Historic District

Coordinates : 33°44′10″N 84°22′16″W / 33.736°N 84.371°W / 33.736; -84.371 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Grant Park Historic District ) Historic city park and neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States {{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>"}},"i":0}}]}'>United States historic place Grant Park Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Show map of Atlanta Show map of Georgia Show map of the United States Location Atlanta , Georgia , United States Coordinates 33°44′10″N 84°22′16″W / 33.736°N 84.371°W / 33.736; -84.371 [[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:11}}<span class=\"plainlinks nourlexpansion\">[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Grant_Park,_Atlanta&params=33.736_N_84.371_W_region:US-GA_type:landmark <span class=\"geo-nondefault\"><span class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"><span class=\"latitude\">33°44′10″N</span> <span class=\"longitude\">84°22′16″W</span></span></span><span class=\"geo-multi-punct\"> / </span><span class=\"geo-default\"><span class=\"geo-dec\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\">33.736°N 84.371°W</span><span style=\"display:none\"> / <span class=\"geo\">33.736; -84.371</span></span></span>]</span>[[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]</span>"}}'/> Built 1858 Architect Olmsted Brothers Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne NRHP reference number</span>"}]]}'>No. 79000722 [ 1 ] Added to NRHP July 20, 1979 Grant Park refers to the oldest city park in Atlanta , Georgia , United States, as well as the Victorian neighborhood surrounding it. Park [ edit ] Grant Park is a 131-acre green space and recreational area and is the fourth-largest park in the city, behind Chastain Park , Freedom Park and Piedmont Park . Zoo Atlanta , established in 1889 and originally known as the Grant Park Zoo, is located in the park and attracts more than 1 million visitors annually. History [ edit ] Grant Park Grant Park was established in 1883 when Lemuel P. Grant , a successful engineer and businessman, gave the city of Atlanta 100 acres (40 ha ) in the newly developed " suburb " where he lived. [ 2 ] In 1890, the city acquired another 44 acres (18 ha) for the park and appointed its first park commissioner, Sidney Root . In 1903, the Olmsted Brothers (sons of Frederick Law Olmsted ) were hired to create a plan for the park. The original park included a lake, named Lake Abana, to handle storm-water runoff . A failed circus gave birth to the eventual Zoo Atlanta when local lumber merchant George Gress purchased animals from the circus and donated them to the city in 1889. The city decided Grant Park was the best location for the zoo and carved space out for the attraction. Later zoo expansions and parking requirements caused the removal of a portion of the lake . In 1892, the circular painting of the Battle of Atlanta was exhibited in the park. The cyclorama would eventually gain its own dedicated building in the park in 1921. Near the zoo is the Erskine Memorial Fountain , Atlanta's first public fountain, which was built in 1896 and moved to Grant Park in 1912. [ 3 ] In 1948, another park landmark, the Thomas W. Talbot Monument , was dedicated by members of the International Association of Machinists , honoring their founder, Thomas W. Talbot . [ 4 ] In 1996, after years of neglect and abuse, the City of Atlanta Parks Bureau commissioned a new master plan for the park. The consultants working on the plan met with a citizen advisory group that would eventually become the Grant Park Conservancy . The Conservancy works to raise funds to enhance and protect the park for the enjoyment of all its visitors. Neighborhood [ edit ] The Grant Park commercial district, near Oakland Cemetery Front of the Lemuel P. Grant Mansion , second-oldest house in Atlanta Grant Park, the intown neighborhood surrounding the park, is one of Atlanta's oldest and most important historic districts, listed on the NRHP . [ 5 ] It is bordered by the Cabbagetown neighborhood on the north, Ormewood Park on the east, Boulevard Heights on the southeast, Chosewood Park on the south, and Summerhill and Peoplestown on the west. It includes the park, 48 acres or 35 hectares of Oakland Cemetery (established 1850), where Margaret Mitchell , Bobby Jones , 25 former mayors of Atlanta , six former governors of Georgia , and many Civil War dead are buried. It also includes the Atlanta Stockade; Fort Walker ; and the 1858 mansion of Lemuel P. Grant , for whom the park and neighborhood were named. The mansion is the oldest house still standing on its original location in Atlanta . The Grant Park Neighborhood Association represents local residents. [ 6 ] Together with Inman Park , Grant Park contains the largest remaining area of Victorian architecture in Atlanta. Most buildings were built between the neighborhood's founding in 1882 and the first decades of the 20th century. Large two-story mansions face the park, more modest two-story, modified Queen Anne houses were built on surrounding streets, and one-story Victorian era cottages and Craftsman bungalows were built to the east of the park. [ 5 ] The neighborhood is home to St. Paul United Methodist Church , which for a time in the early 1900s had the largest Methodist congregation in the Southeast. St. Paul is well known for its beautiful stained glass windows and an organ that was acquired in 1887. Each December, St. Paul, the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool (which is located on the first floor of St. Paul), and the Grant Park Parent Network host the Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes and Artist Market. There is also a Tour of Homes in the autumn sponsored by the Grant Park Neighborhood Association. [ 7 ] Farmers Market [ edit ] Grant Park is home to one of the largest and most popular farmers markets in Atlanta. Established in 2011, every Sunday morning across from Beacon Atlanta, local farmers, chefs, and vendors set up tables to serve patrons. [ 8 ] References [ edit ] ↑ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . January 23, 2007. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 . ↑ Lee, Conor (August 12, 2014). "The Erskine Memorial Fountain" . History Atlanta . Retrieved March 21, 2020 . ↑ Taylor, Travis Swann (August 7, 2020). "Thomas Wilson Talbot - IAM Founder" . Wanderlust Atlanta . Retrieved September 12, 2020 . 1 2 "Grant Park Historic District", National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary - Atlanta ↑ "About Us" . Grant Park Neighborhood Association . ↑ https://candlelighttourofhomes.com/ ↑ https://cfmatl.org/grantpark/ This article needs more citations . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . 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