Last updated: June 5, 2024
Place
Chickasaw Park
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Building off their father’s Louisville Parks and Parkways System, the Olmsted name would return to the area in 1923, when Olmsted Brothers were hired to design Chickasaw Park for the nearby neighborhoods. It is believed that Chickasaw Park was the only municipal park designed by the entire Olmsted firm, from 1883 to 1979, to serve African Americans during the time of segregation.
Until Louisville Parks were desegregated in 1955, Chickasaw Park was the only park to offer recreational space and park amenities to the Black community in the area. At 61-acres, Chickasaw Park features a fishing pond, picnic areas, playgrounds, splash pad, pedestrian paths, and ballfields, offering both passive and active recreation. Throughout Chickasaw Park and the entirety of the Louisville Park system, red oak cypress and white pines dominate.
Source: "Chickasaw Park," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online
Until Louisville Parks were desegregated in 1955, Chickasaw Park was the only park to offer recreational space and park amenities to the Black community in the area. At 61-acres, Chickasaw Park features a fishing pond, picnic areas, playgrounds, splash pad, pedestrian paths, and ballfields, offering both passive and active recreation. Throughout Chickasaw Park and the entirety of the Louisville Park system, red oak cypress and white pines dominate.
Source: "Chickasaw Park," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online