Buckner (Samuell)
| Named for Dr R.C. Buckner (1833–1919), founder of the Buckner Orphan's Home. The parenthetical Samuell is after William Worthington Samuell, a doctor in early Dallas who bequeathed the city over 1700 acres of land.
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| 1914 |
City Park
| This park was the first land specifically described by the Dallas as a municipal park. From 1936-1941, it was called Sullivan Park after Daniel Sullivan (1858-1926) for his contributions as water commissioner (1907-1911) and because City Park was the birthplace of the water department. From 2015-2023, the park was called Dallas Heritage Village.
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Dallas Heritage VillageOld City Park
Sullivan
| 1876 |
| Cole | Named for John D. Cole (1858-1938), an early pioneer and doctor. The park area was part of his original homestead acreage. He donated half of the purchase price to the city. |
| 1923 |
| Colonial | After the Colonial Hill school. The park was a joint park project between Park Board and the Board of Education on land adjacent to the school. The land was deeded to DISD in 1978, and it ceased to be city park land.
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| 1914 |
| Craddock | Named for Belle and Lemuel Craddock after they gifted the property to the city. This gift of land was the first of its type to be given to Dallas. | | 1922
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