Overton Park

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historic district public park urban park

Overton Park is a large historic public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee, known for its green spaces, cultural institutions, and recreational facilities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Overton Park Shell 2
Overton Park Golf Course 1
Overton Park Historic District 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
public park ⓘ
urban park ⓘ
addedTo National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
city Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Overton Park Historic District
governingBody Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Memphis
hasArea approximately 342 acres ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ⓘ
Memphis Zoo ⓘ
Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Overton Park Shell
hasEcosystem old-growth forest remnant ⓘ
hasFacility amphitheater ⓘ
dog park ⓘ
golf course ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ
playgrounds ⓘ
soccer fields ⓘ
tennis courts ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
hasLandmark Greensward ⓘ
Levitt Shell ⓘ
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ⓘ
Memphis Zoo ⓘ
Old Forest Arboretum ⓘ
Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Overton Park Golf Course

Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Overton Park Shell

Rainbow Lake ⓘ
Veterans Plaza ⓘ
hasPart Old Forest State Natural Area ⓘ
knownFor cultural institutions ⓘ
green spaces ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ
recreational facilities ⓘ
locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Midtown Memphis

Shelby County, Tennessee ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter John Overton ⓘ
notableEvent Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe ⓘ
notableFor landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on highway construction through public parks ⓘ
NRHPListingDate 1979 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 79002473 ⓘ
operator Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Memphis
state Tennessee ⓘ
yearEstablished early 1900s ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Overton Park → designation → Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overton Park Historic District
Overton Park → hasCulturalInstitution → Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overton Park Shell
subject surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Overton Park → hasLandmark → Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overton Park Shell
Overton Park → hasLandmark → Overton Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overton Park Golf Course
Memphis Zoo → locatedIn → Overton Park ⓘ