Chickasaw Park has been selected as one of 30 sites in the country receiving a combined $3 million in funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program dedicated to preserving important sites in Black history!
Sites across the nation were considered for this grant opportunity and Olmsted Parks Conservancy is thrilled that our request for Chickasaw Park is among those selected. The action fund is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private trust chartered by Congress in 1949 with the aim of honoring the histories of all Americans.
The grant will support programming with the West Louisville Tennis Club, our partners in keeping Chickasaw Park vibrant and active. We will also install interpretive signage so that all who visit the park will learn the history of Chickasaw Park as the only Olmsted Park designed for the Black community during segregation. Signage will also tell the story of the West Louisville Tennis Club, which has been part of Chickasaw Park from the beginning.
We are grateful to the West Louisville Tennis Club for guiding our stewardship of historic Chickasaw Park, and to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund for investing in the park!
Read more:
Chickasaw Park among 30 sites nationwide to receive preservation grant (Courier-Journal)
West Louisville park selected for nationwide grant (WHAS11)
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