Court Square Park | |
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Location | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Created | 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 park was originally named Jackson Park after Confederate general Stonewall Jackson. [2] A statue of Jackson on horseback, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, was placed there in 1921. [2]
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. [3] [4] In June 2017, the city council voted to change the name to Justice Park, [5] and in July 2018, the name was changed again to Court Square Park. [6]
The statue was removed on July 10, 2021. [7]