Fourth Ward Park

Fourth Ward Park is the front yard for many residents. 

A spacious three acres, it features fountains, a children’s playground, and many specimen plantings including flowering Apricot, Serviceberry, Cunningham, Japanese Maple, Spring Dogwood, Buttercup Bush, Edgeworthia, and various types of Helleborus.

There are two primary entrances: at 6th St. and Poplar St., and 7th St. and Pine. The park is dotted with artistic flourishes by artists with Charlotte connections. Of particular note are the ceramic birdhouses, created by former McColl Artist in Residence Joan Bankemper. They are artistic and functional delights enjoyed by the young and the young at heart.   Fourth Ward residents and Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation have a strong partnership that includes regularly scheduled workdays where staff and residents meet to “tidy up their yard,” by raking, mulching, and planting annuals in the numerous flower beds throughout the park.  

We also have a new volunteer group called The Green Team that regularly meets and spends a couple of hours picking up around the neighborhood. To learn more about The Green Team, click here.