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Hermann Park, presented to the City of Houston by
George Hermann in 1914, is Houston's most historically significant
public green space. Over the years, the Houston Zoo, Miller Outdoor
Theatre, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the first
desegregated public golf course in the United States have all
added to the Park's importance as a recreational destination.
By the late 1980's however, due to insufficient public resources
and very high public attendance, the Park became rundown and entered
a state of disrepair. As a result, a committed group of Houstonians formed
Friends of Hermann Park (FHP) to encourage the development of
more attractive, usable green space in Hermann Park, and to promote
the restoration of the Park to its original standards of beauty. In 2004, FHP changed its name to the Hermann Park Conservancy (HPC) to reflect an organizational commitment to stewardship of the Park's natural resources and facilities for current and future generations of park users.
To learn more about the history of Hermann Park,
read Barrie Scardino's Hermann
Park: A Brief History and Stephen Fox's Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park.
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