Lummus Park is a
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to r ...
in the
Lummus Park Historic District
The Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is on the National Register of Historic Places and a locally historic designated district in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to t ...
of
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, just west of
Downtown.
Geography
Lummus park is on the eastern side of
Miami River and it is roughly bounded by NW 3rd Street to the north, where the park has one of its entrance, and by NW 2nd Street to the south, where there is a second entrance; NW 3rd Court to the east separates the park and
Interstate 95.
In addition to a large grassy area, in the central zone of the park there are basketball and volleyball courts, playgrounds and garden seats. Between Lummus park and NW 3rd Avenue there are the horses of the City of Miami police mounted patrol.
History
Lummus Park was created in 1909 as one of Miami's first open, green spaces. The opening of the park in 1909, spurred development in the area, and today, most of the building around the park were built before 1926. On October 25, 2006, the park and the buildings on its northern boundary were added to the
U.S.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
as
Lummus Park Historic District
The Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is on the National Register of Historic Places and a locally historic designated district in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to t ...
.
In addition to the buildings of the historic district, in the western part of the park have been moved two buildings of Miami’s pioneer history:
William Wagner House, example of braced frame construction dated back to 1857, and the only remaining limestone structure of
Fort Dallas
Fort Dallas was a military base during the Seminole Wars on the banks of the Miami River in what is now Downtown Miami, Florida, United States.
History
Old Fort Dallas was established on the plantation of Richard Fitzpatrick and William English ...
, dating back to 1836.
See also
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Lummus Park Historic District
The Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is on the National Register of Historic Places and a locally historic designated district in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to t ...
References
Gallery
File:LummusParkMiami-Entrance.jpg, Entrance.jpg on NW 3rd Street
File:LummusParkMiami-CentralArea.jpg, Central area
File:LummusParkMiami-Seats.jpg, Volleyball courts and garden seats
File:LummusParkMiami-Playground.jpg, Basketball court and playground
File:LummusParkMiami-FortDallas.jpg, Fort Dallas barracks
File:LummusParkMiami-WagnerHomestead.jpg, Wagner homestead
External links
{{Commons category, Lummus Park, Miami
Parks in Miami
1909 establishments in Florida