Construction of the $1.5 million Durham Park was completed at the end of May, 2013. The new park is on what was four contiguous lots from 400 to 406 S. Weatherred Dr. and includes a playground, pavilion, plaza, open play lawn and butterfly garden. Some of the features include bricks from the four houses that were demolished to make room for the park.
Durham Park is named in honor of W.R. Durham and his daughter, Jessie. W.R. Durham began operating a farm in 1910 in the area that contains the park, and Jessie Durham inherited the farm house when her father died. She also operated a shop on Main Street, where she started the first library in Richardson in the back of her store.
The Durhams sold all of the land except one acre to a developer in 1954. Their land became the site of the Heights neighborhood and Richardson Heights Shopping Center as the City grew rapidly in the 1950s. Members of the Durham family still live in Richardson.
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