Jesse H Turner Park, Memphis

Name: Jesse H Turner Park
Address: Memphis, United States

#142 among attractions in Memphis

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Jesse H Turner Park is a public park in Memphis, Tennessee at the corner of South Parkway and Bellevue in South Memphis. Jesse H. Turner Sr. was a major civil rights champion and former president of Tri-State Bank in Memphis, Tennessee. Jesse H. Turner, Sr. had a long and dedicated service to the NAACP, which began when he was a student at LeMoyne College. He became a longtime treasurer of the national NAACP organization. He was also the first black CPA of Tennessee, and the first black chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. ()

Elevation: 295 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°6'37"N, 90°1'12"W

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Jesse H Turner Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Elmwood Cemetery, Second Congregational Church.

0.7 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis
19 min walk • The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the former location of Stax Records.
1.4 miNE
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Memphis
35 min walk • The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis. The parish buildings are contributing properties in the Central Gardens Historic District. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
0.9 miNW
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis
25 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the South. A funeral scene in Paramount's 1993 legal thriller The Firm was filmed here.
1.1 miNW
Church
Second Congregational Church, Memphis
29 min walk • The Second Congregational Church in Memphis, Tennessee is a historic church structure at 764 Walker Avenue. The building was started in 1928 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
1.1 miN
Forts and castles
Ashlar Hall, Memphis
29 min walk • Ashlar Hall is a historic mock castle in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
1 miNW
Botanical garden
Carlisle S. Page Arboretum, Memphis
25 min walk • The Carlisle S. Page Arboretum is an arboretum located within Historic Elmwood Cemetery, 824 South Dudley Street, Memphis, Tennessee. The arboretum contains some 800 trees, representing 63 species. According to the cemetery's owners, eight of these are National Champion Trees, and two are State Champion Trees.
0.8 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Eli Rayner House, Memphis
20 min walk • The Eli Rayner House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. It was built in 1856 for Eli Rayner, a planter, and his wife May A. Jones. The Rayner were well-connected: Rayner's first cousin was Kenneth Rayner, and their daughter Irene married Thomas B. Turley.