Revolution Park

Revolution Park

How it Began

Revolution Park began as three separate single family developments between 1945 and 1948. The land for Beech Nut Acres was given by Osmond L. Barringer.

The subdivision boundaries are West Boulevard and Barringer Drive along the primary street of Beech Nut Road. Scotland Hills was developed by the Jacksonville Housing Company. It is the subdivision bound by Beech Nut Road, West Boulevard, Remount Road (formerly Shuman Avenue) and Barringer Drive.

The West Boulevard neighborhood was developed by Marsh Realty. It is bound by West Boulevard, Remount Road, Barringer Drive and I-77. Before the three subdivisions became one there was Revolution Park, owned by Mecklenburg County in the 1930¡¦s.

Important Events

Part of the land for Revolution Park was donated by Osmond L. Barringer. For a time it was the largest public park in the city.
Mr. Barringer was quite a local icon. First to own a car in the state, first to take an X-ray photo as a student at Davidson College, was a driver for four presidents when they visited the area, first automobile dealer in Charlotte, just for starters.

The Revolution golf course, formerly Bonnie Brae golf course, was desegregated in 1957. It is the city¡¦s first public course.
The old Revolution Pool has a significant history. It was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal program designed in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. This program aimed specifically to put people to work on public works projects ranging from bridges to public buildings to highways to swimming pools. The pool cost $120,000 and opened in 1938. Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation.

The Revolution Pool was the first public swimming facility in Charlotte. It was desegregated in 1960 and demolished in 2006.
Many of the neighborhood¡¦s first African-American home owners still reside here from the late 1960¡¦s at the height of the civil rights movement.

A Unique Neighborhood

 What is now called the Revolution Park neighborhood began as three separate developments in the mid 1940s.
The layout of these neighborhoods respects the natural contour of the land with curvilinear streets and a mature tree canopy.
Homes on corner lots in the Beech Nut Acres and Scotland Hills areas are oriented at an angle, mimicking renowned landscape architect John Nolen¡¦s concept for corner lot design.

• Revolution Park consists of a variety of Cape Cod and ranch style single family dwellings.
• The layout of the neighborhood is in a superblock pattern.
•  Residential lots were planted with a variety of native tree species.
• The neighborhood is conveniently situated between uptown and the airport, about a 7 minute drive to both.
• Many neighborhood friendly uses are within walking distance including a library, public golf course, parks, a YMCA, greenway trails, and transit.
• The County Park and Recreation department will break ground this summer on a $10 million sports and learning academy, next to the golf course. The facility is certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

In 1982 the neighborhood's first association was formed, the Revolution Park Auxiliary.  The founding members were Ms. Hattie Dunn, Ms. Alberta Peugh, Ms. Gladys Cook, Ms. Dorothy Adams, Ms. Louise Morgan, Ms. Louise Barnes, Ms. Hattie Gaston, Ms. Pat Clyburn and Ms. Hazeline Cooper. 

Their focus was improving the social and physical elements in the community.  Today, the Revolution Park Neighborhood Association is carrying forward the goals of the founding members.

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