Parsons Gardens Park

Parsons Gardens Park (also called Parsons Memorial Garden[1]) is a 0.4-acre (0.16 ha) city park in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was called by Fodors a "a prim urban oasis",[2] and by another guide a "secret garden for non-tourists".[3] 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.[4][5][6]

According to the city Parks Department and city guides by Lonely Planet and others, the location is popular for summer weddings.[7][8]

The park is a designated City of Seattle landmark.[1][9]

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.[10]

References
  1. Official city landmarks, City of Seattle, retrieved 2015-02-17
  2. Fodor's Pacific Northwest, Fodors, 2002, p. 169, ISBN 9780676901504
  3. Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016, Skyhorse, 2015, ISBN 9781510700253
  4. Scott Rutherford (2003), Insight Guide Seattle, APA, p. 150, ISBN 9789812349576
  5. Jake Jaramillo, Cathy Jaramillo (2012), Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods, Mountaineers Books, p. 132, ISBN 9781594856785CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. Archie Satterfield (1994), The Seattle guidebook, Globe Pequot Press, ISBN 9781564404022
  7. Brendan Sainsbury, Celeste Brash (2014), Lonely Planet Seattle, Lonely Planet, ISBN 9781743218273CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. Jo Brown (1997), Romantic Days and Nights in Seattle: Intimate Escapes in the Emerald City, Globe Pequot, p. 127, ISBN 9780762700370
  9. Walt Crowley, Paul Dorpat, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States (1998), National Trust Guide Seattle: America's Guide for Architecture and History Travelers, John Wiley & Sons, p. 251, ISBN 9780471180449CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  10. David Wilma (April 18, 2001), Seattle Landmarks: Parsons Memorial Gardens (1905), HistoryLink

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