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| name = Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
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| caption = Buffalo Museum of Science, December 2009
| caption = Buffalo Museum of Science, December 2009
| location= Roughly bounded by Northampton St., E. Parade Ave., Best St. and Kensington Expressway, [[Buffalo, New York]]
| location = Roughly bounded by Northampton St., E. Parade Ave., Best St. and Kensington Expressway, [[Buffalo, New York]]
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:''There is also a Martin Luther King, Jr., Park in [[Oberlin, Ohio]].''
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'''Martin Luther King, Jr. Park''', originally '''"The Parade"''' and after 1896, '''Humboldt Park''', is a historic [[park]] located at [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] in [[Erie County, New York]]. Located in east Buffalo and bisected by Fillmore Avenue, it is an individual park designed in 1874 by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] and originally connected to [[Delaware Park-Front Park System|Delaware Park]] via the Humboldt Parkway. That connection was lost in 1970-1971 with the construction of the [[New York Route 33|Kensington Expressway]]. It is on a 56 acre, slightly "L"-shaped site and originally conceived as a place for military displays and active children's sports. The park originally contained a large wooden [[refectory]], designed by [[Calvert Vaux]]; it was destroyed by fire in 1877. The park contains four contributing structures: the brick Shelter House (1904); [[Buffalo Museum of Science]] building (1926); Greenhouse (1907); and Humboldt Park Casino (ca. 1926).<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100208|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olmsted Parks and Parkways Thematic Resources|date=December 1981|accessdate=2009-06-14|author=Claire L. Ross|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100206|title=Notifications}} ''and'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100207|title=Meeting minutes}}</ref> In July 2009, a neatly manicured, tree-and flower-filled pedestrian pathway was unveiled by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.<ref>[http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/733958.html "Manicured new pathway opens in Martin Luther King Jr. Park," By Ja’Nay Carswell, ''The Buffalo News,'' July 15, 2009]</ref>
'''Martin Luther King Jr. Park''', originally '''The Parade''' and after 1896, '''Humboldt Park''', is a historic [[park]] located in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] in [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The park is located in east Buffalo and bisected by Fillmore Avenue.


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The park was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris"/> The park is on a {{convert|56|acre|adj=on}}, slightly L-shaped site and was originally conceived as a place for military displays and active children's sports. It contains four contributing structures: The brick Shelter House (1904), [[Buffalo Museum of Science]] building (1926), Greenhouse (1907), and Humboldt Park Casino (ca. 1926).<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100208|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olmsted Parks and Parkways Thematic Resources|date=December 1981|accessdate=2009-06-14|author=Claire L. Ross|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616174713/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100208|archivedate=2012-06-16}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100206|title=Notifications|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616174745/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100206|archivedate=2012-06-16}} ''and'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100207|title=Meeting minutes|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616174755/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100207|archivedate=2012-06-16}}</ref>
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The park was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris"/>

==History==
The park was designed in 1874 by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] and originally connected to [[Delaware Park-Front Park System|Delaware Park]] via the Humboldt Parkway. That connection was lost in the early 1960s with the construction of the [[New York Route 33|Kensington Expressway]]. The park originally contained a large wooden [[refectory]], designed by [[Calvert Vaux]]; it was destroyed by fire in 1877.

In July 2009, a neatly manicured, tree-and flower-filled pedestrian pathway was unveiled by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carswell|first1=Ja'Nay|title=Manicured new pathway opens in Martin Luther King Jr. Park|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/incoming/article2967.ece|website=The Buffalo News|accessdate=April 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611044632/http://www.buffalonews.com/incoming/article2967.ece|archivedate=June 11, 2011|date=August 21, 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://buffaloolmstedparks.org/ Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy - Buffalo, NY, Western New York, WNY, Olmsted, Frederick Law]
*[http://buffaloolmstedparks.org/ Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy – Buffalo, NY, Western New York, WNY, Olmsted, Frederick Law]
*[http://www.buffaloah.com/a/landmks/mlk/mlk.html Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, Martin Luther King Jr. Park]
*[http://www.buffaloah.com/a/landmks/mlk/mlk.html Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, Martin Luther King Jr. Park]
*[http://preserve.bfn.org/bam/kowsky/kowold/ Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, "Municipal Parks and City Planning: Frederick Law Olmsted's Buffalo Park and Parkway System,"] by Francis R. Kowsky, Reprinted with permission from the ''Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'', March 1987.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060713062314/http://preserve.bfn.org/bam/kowsky/kowold/ Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, "Municipal Parks and City Planning: Frederick Law Olmsted's Buffalo Park and Parkway System,"] by Francis R. Kowsky, Reprinted with permission from the ''Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'', March 1987.
*[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4997_Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Park_Buffalo_NY Martin Luther King, Jr. Park - Buffalo, NY - Olmsted Designed Parks on Waymarking.com]
*[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4997_Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Park_Buffalo_NY Martin Luther King Jr. Park – Buffalo, NY – Olmsted designed parks on Waymarking.com]


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Latest revision as of 18:02, 4 January 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Buffalo Museum of Science, December 2009
Martin Luther King Jr. Park is located in New York
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Martin Luther King Jr. Park is located in the United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
LocationRoughly bounded by Northampton St., E. Parade Ave., Best St. and Kensington Expressway, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′19″N 78°50′26″W / 42.90528°N 78.84056°W / 42.90528; -78.84056
Area56 acres (23 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectOlmsted, Olmsted & Eliot; Olmsted, Frederick L.
MPSOlmsted Parks and Parkways TR
NRHP reference No.82005027[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1982
There is also a Martin Luther King, Jr., Park in Oberlin, Ohio.

Martin Luther King Jr. Park, originally The Parade and after 1896, Humboldt Park, is a historic park located in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The park is located in east Buffalo and bisected by Fillmore Avenue.

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The park is on a 56-acre (23 ha), slightly L-shaped site and was originally conceived as a place for military displays and active children's sports. It contains four contributing structures: The brick Shelter House (1904), Buffalo Museum of Science building (1926), Greenhouse (1907), and Humboldt Park Casino (ca. 1926).[2]

History

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The park was designed in 1874 by Frederick Law Olmsted and originally connected to Delaware Park via the Humboldt Parkway. That connection was lost in the early 1960s with the construction of the Kensington Expressway. The park originally contained a large wooden refectory, designed by Calvert Vaux; it was destroyed by fire in 1877.

In July 2009, a neatly manicured, tree-and flower-filled pedestrian pathway was unveiled by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Claire L. Ross (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olmsted Parks and Parkways Thematic Resources". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Notifications". Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. and "Meeting minutes". Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Carswell, Ja'Nay (August 21, 2010). "Manicured new pathway opens in Martin Luther King Jr. Park". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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