Park in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Parsons Gardens Park (also called Parsons Memorial Garden
[2] ) is a 0.4-acre (0.16 ha) city park in the
Queen Anne neighborhood of
Seattle ,
Washington . It was called by
Fodor's a "a prim urban oasis",
[3] and by another guide a "secret garden for non-tourists".
[4] The park sits at one end of
West Highland Drive , across the street from
Betty Bowen Viewpoint and not far from better-known
Kerry Park .
[5]
[6]
[7]
According to the city Parks Department and city guides by
Lonely Planet and others, the location is popular for summer weddings.
[8]
[9]
The park is a designated
City of Seattle landmark .
[2]
[10]
The location was previously the private garden of the home of Reginald and Maude Parsons since 1905. In 1956 their children donated the property to the city.
[11]
References
^ "Seattle Landmark list">
"Landmarks and Designation" . City of Seattle.
^
a
b
Official city landmarks , City of Seattle, retrieved 2015-02-17
^
Fodor's Pacific Northwest , Fodors, 2002, p. 169,
ISBN
978-0-676-90150-4
^
Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016 , Skyhorse, 2015,
ISBN
978-1-5107-0025-3
^ Scott Rutherford (2003),
Insight Guide Seattle , APA, p. 150,
ISBN
978-981-234-957-6
^ Jake Jaramillo; Cathy Jaramillo (2012),
Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods ,
Mountaineers Books , p. 132,
ISBN
978-1-59485-678-5
^ Archie Satterfield (1994),
The Seattle guidebook , Globe Pequot Press,
ISBN
978-1-56440-402-2
^ Brendan Sainsbury; Celeste Brash (2014),
Lonely Planet Seattle , Lonely Planet,
ISBN
978-1-74321-827-3
^ Jo Brown (1997),
Romantic Days and Nights in Seattle: Intimate Escapes in the Emerald City , Globe Pequot, p. 127,
ISBN
978-0-7627-0037-0
^ Walt Crowley; Paul Dorpat (1998),
National Trust Guide Seattle: America's Guide for Architecture and History Travelers , John Wiley & Sons, p. 251,
ISBN
978-0-471-18044-9
^ David Wilma (April 18, 2001),
"Seattle Landmarks: Parsons Memorial Gardens (1905)" ,
HistoryLink , Seattle: History Ink
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