| Seneca Park | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°14′08″N 85°40′18″W / 38.235496°N 85.671565°W |
| Area | 333 acres (1.35 km2) |
| Created | 1928 |
| Operated by | Louisville Metro Parks |
| Status | Open all year |
Seneca Park was the last park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted's firm in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.[1] The park system in Louisville was the last of five designed by the Olmsted firm.[2] The park resides in the Louisville neighborhood of Seneca Gardens, Kentucky.[3] The park has been updated over the years to include restrooms and playground equipment that supplements a myriad of trails for people or horses.[4]
According to The Trust for Public Land, Seneca Park has 500,000 visitors annually, making it tied for the 69th most popular municipal park in the United States.[5]
A notable feature of the park's design lies in its location in reference to other parks. As a part of the Louisville Olmsted park system, it is connected to other parks built by the firm, most notably Cherokee Park. This connections can be seen by the parks’ close proximities of one another, and they are easily accessible from another. The park is also located nearby many neighborhoods, likely contributing to the vast number of visitors it sees every year.[6]
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- ^ "Frederick Law Olmsted Parks".
- ^ "Seneca Gardens - Louisville, Kentucky".
- ^ "Seneca Golf Course". louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "America's Most Visited City Parks" (PDF). 2008-10-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "UK Libraries ILLiad Logon". lib.uky.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-30.