Overton Park Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Roughly bounded by Poplar Ave., East Parkway North., North Parkway East, and Kenilworth St., Memphis, Tennessee. County/parish: Shelby.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 25, 1979. NRIS 79002475.

7 contributing buildings. 8 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Overton Park

Overton Park may also refer to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe

Overton Park is a large, 342-acre (138 ha) public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, and other features. The Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, one of the few remaining old growth forests in Tennessee, is a natural arboretum with labeled trees along trails.

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