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Location | SE 167th Ave and Market St. Portland, Oregon |
Coordinates | 45°30′41″N 122°29′33″W / 45.51139°N 122.49250°W |
Area | 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) |
Operated by | Portland Parks & Recreation |
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park (formerly Lynchview Park) [1] is a 7.7-acre (3.1 ha) public park in southeast Portland, Oregon.
In the late 1800s, Patrick Lynch donated a large parcel of land to the Centennial School District. The school district built Lynchview Elementary School and the adjacent land became a park. [1]
Portland Parks & Recreation acquired the park in 1993 and it was named Lynchview Park. [2]
In 2020, the school was renamed Patrick Lynch Elementary School and the park was renamed Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park. [3] [4] The park received paved pathways, a new playground, a picnic shelter, and a Portland Loo. The soccer field was also remodeled and public art was added. [2]