Why Montague Park?
Since its designation as a city park in 1910, Montague Park has remained the largest urban park in Chattanooga at 45 acres. Most of the park’s history is one of neglect, but recent developments and new uses have poised the park to become a premiere public space for all Chattanoogans.
What’s in Store for Montague Park?
Today Montague Park finds itself home to two very valuable assets to the Chattanooga community—the Sculpture Fields of Montague Park, and the Chattanooga Football Club Foundation. Because both sound bodies and sound minds need nourishment, we felt that the most meaningful way of uniting the existing uses would be to introduce the site also as a potential permanent home for the Main Street Farmer’s Market.
Montague Park’s Past
Throughout its history, the park has seen many iterations, from a proposed “Central Park,” to a landfill, to a sports recreation center, and now a world class outdoor sculpture museum and community soccer center.
Montague Park’s Present
Recent years have seen both a novel use for the park in the free public display of renowned sculptures at the Sculpture Fields of Montague Park, as well as a continuation of the park’s athletic recreational legacy as a new home for the Chattanooga Football Club Foundation.
Environmental Concerns
Many Chattanoogans are aware of Montague Park’s status as a “brownfield.” Despite Montague Park’s polluted past, the site is now safe for all to use. Our team includes environmental experts that have provided all of the information you will need on the site’s brownfield status.
The Vision
The Chattanooga Design Studio, the City Of Chattanooga’s Parks and Outdoors, and the Montague Park Steering Committee have selected a world class team of designers to envision a unified and enriched future for Montague Park.
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