| Emancipation Park | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Emancipationparkhtown.jpg) Emancipation Park entrance and buildings | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 3018 Emancipation Ave, Houston, Texas, USA |
| Coordinates | 29°44′09″N 95°21′54″W / 29.73578°N 95.36494°W |
| Area | 11.71 acres (4.74 ha; 0.01830 sq mi; 0.0474 km2) |
| Created | 1872 |
| Owned by | Houston Parks and Recreation Department |
| Managed by | Emancipation Park Conservancy |
Historic Landmark | |
Houston Protected Landmark No. 07PL46
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| HPLM No. | 07PL46 |
| Designated HPLM | 2007 |
Emancipation Park and Emancipation Community Center are located at 3018 Emancipation Ave in the Third Ward area of Houston.[1] It is the oldest park in Houston,[2] and the oldest in Texas.[3] In portions of the Jim Crow period it was the sole public park in the area available to African-Americans.[4]
- ^ "communitylist1.gif Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on April 13, 2009.
- ^ Blue, p. 18.
- ^ Swartz, Mimi (October 2015). "Green Acres". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Third Ward's Emancipation Park designated historic landmark". Chron. Hearst. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2022.