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Parsons Gardens Park
Type	Urban Park
Location	Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°37′47″N 122°21′58″W / 47.62972°N 122.36611°W / 47.62972; -122.36611
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Established	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Operated by	Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Landmark

Parsons Gardens Park (also called Parsons Memorial Garden) 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", and by another guide a "secret garden for non-tourists". 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.

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

The park is a designated City of Seattle landmark.

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.

References

1. "Seattle Landmark list">"Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle.
2. ^ Official city landmarks, City of Seattle, retrieved 2015-02-17
3. Fodor's Pacific Northwest, Fodors, 2002, p. 169, ISBN 978-0-676-90150-4
4. Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016, Skyhorse, 2015, ISBN 978-1-5107-0025-3
5. Scott Rutherford (2003), Insight Guide Seattle, APA, p. 150, ISBN 978-981-234-957-6
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
7. Archie Satterfield (1994), The Seattle guidebook, Globe Pequot Press, ISBN 978-1-56440-402-2
8. Brendan Sainsbury; Celeste Brash (2014), Lonely Planet Seattle, Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-74321-827-3
9. 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
10. 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
11. David Wilma (April 18, 2001), "Seattle Landmarks: Parsons Memorial Gardens (1905)", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink

External links

• Official website

• Parks in Queen Anne, Seattle
• Landmarks in Seattle
• 1905 establishments in Washington (state)
• Protected areas established in 1905