Court Square Park

Court Square Park
Location Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W / 38.03167; -78.47528Coordinates: 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W / 38.03167; -78.47528
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Created 1919 (1919)
Operated by City of Charlottesville
Status Open all year

Court Square Park (formerly Jackson Park and Justice Park) is a public park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Court Square Park is 0.4 acres bounded by Jefferson Street, Fourth Street N.E., High Street and the Albemarle County Court Building.[1] Paul Goodloe McIntire established the park in 1919 by donating the land to the city of Charlottesville.[1]

The Thomas Jonathan Jackson statue has been in the park since 1921.

In November 2016 the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces published a report recommending transforming the statue into a monument for remembering racial oppression and to change the name from Jackson Park.[2][3]

Until June 2017 the park was named Jackson Park.[4] From June 2017 - July 2018 the park was Justice Park.[4] From July 2018-present it has been named the Court Square Park.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Court Square Park - City of Charlottesville". www.charlottesville.org.
  2. ↑ SUAREZ, CHRIS (1 November 2016). "Panel votes to recommend keeping statues in their parks". The Daily Progress.
  3. ↑ Hoerauf, Daniel (11 November 2016). "Blue Ribbon Commission shares recommendations with community". The Cavalier Daily. University of Virginia.
  4. 1 2 3
    • "Charlottesville City Council changes the names of two renamed parks". The Daily Progress. 16 July 2018.
    • "Charlottesville City Council Votes to Rename Lee, Jackson Parks". nbc29.com. WVIR-TV. 5 June 2017.
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