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'''Barker Park''' is a 1.39-acre [[List of Birmingham parks|public park]] located on the site of the former [[Barker School]] | '''Barker Park''' is a 1.39-acre [[List of Birmingham parks|public park]] located at 2215 [[13th Avenue North]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Druid Hills]] neighborhood. | ||
The park is on the site of the former [[Barker School]], which was named for [[William Barker]], the civil engineer who laid out [[Birmingham]]'s [[Birmingham city center street grid|city center street grid]] and resided in the area for three decades before his death in [[1899]]. The school burned down in [[1941]]. After the fire the site was cleared and dedicated as Barker Park. | |||
In [[2018]], through the efforts of the [[Steel City Soccer Foundation]], an outdoor futsal court was constructed at Barker Park. | In [[2018]], through the efforts of the [[Steel City Soccer Foundation]], an outdoor futsal court was constructed at Barker Park. | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 2 October 2021
Barker Park is a 1.39-acre public park located at 2215 13th Avenue North in Birmingham's Druid Hills neighborhood.
The park is on the site of the former Barker School, which was named for William Barker, the civil engineer who laid out Birmingham's city center street grid and resided in the area for three decades before his death in 1899. The school burned down in 1941. After the fire the site was cleared and dedicated as Barker Park.
In 2018, through the efforts of the Steel City Soccer Foundation, an outdoor futsal court was constructed at Barker Park.