Emancipation Park

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Emancipation Park is a historic public park in Houston, Texas, long associated with African American community life and Juneteenth celebrations.

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Emancipation Park canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance center of Juneteenth observances in Houston ⓘ
symbol of Black freedom in Houston ⓘ
designation City of Houston historic landmark ⓘ
foundedBy Elias Dibble ⓘ
Reverend Jack Yates ⓘ
Richard Allen ⓘ
Richard Brock ⓘ
hasArchitectForRenovation Perkins+Will ⓘ
Phil Freelon ⓘ
hasFacility outdoor pavilion ⓘ
playground ⓘ
recreation center ⓘ
sports fields ⓘ
swimming pool ⓘ
hasNeighborhoodContext historically African American neighborhood ⓘ
hasRenovationCost approximately 33 million US dollars ⓘ
hasUse community gatherings ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ
heritage African American history ⓘ
inception 1872 ⓘ
listedIn National Register of Historic Places (district context) ⓘ
locatedIn Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Houston

Third Ward, Houston ⓘ
namedAfter emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States ⓘ
notableFor African American community events ⓘ
Juneteenth celebrations ⓘ
operatedBy Houston Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ
originalArea 10 acres ⓘ
ownedBy City of Houston ⓘ
linked to: Houston
partOf Houston Parks and Recreation system ⓘ
reopenedAfterRenovation 2017 ⓘ
significantEvent annual Juneteenth celebrations in Houston ⓘ
state Texas ⓘ
underwentRenovation 2013–2017 ⓘ

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Third Ward, Houston → contains → Emancipation Park ⓘ
Third Ward, Houston → hasPublicSpace → Emancipation Park ⓘ