McCullough Park (Houston)
McCullough Park is a park located in the Independence Heights neighborhood of Houston, Texas, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally called Independence Park but was renamed by the city of Houston after its acquisition of Houston Heights in 1929.[2]
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 1000 Blk. of E. 40th St., Houston, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°49′21″N 95°23′11″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| MPS | Independence Heights MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000544[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1997 |
Its NRHP nomination states: "Independence Park is the only public space remaining from the early years of Independence Heights. In 1910, the Wright Land Company set aside some eight lots in the northeast portion of the subdivision for a community park and named it Independence Park. The park provided important community space for church gatherings, school activities, and annual Juneteenth celebrations. Although parks were often part of white neighborhoods during this period, few African American communities had such dedicated space and few larger community parks were open to blacks."[3]
Elsewhere segregation in parks "was enforced by custom first and then by local ordinance in 1922".[3]
It was listed on the National Register in 1997 as "Independence Park".[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Independence Park". Texas Historical Sites Atlas. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- Vivian Seals; Dwayne Jones (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Independence Park" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
