Julia Davis Park

Julia Davis Park is a city stop in the downtown area of Boise, Idaho. Made in 1907 with a land gift from Thomas Jefferson Davis, it is the main stop in the "Pearl necklace", the gathering of parks worked by the Boise Parks and Recreation Department that are situated along the Boise River. Being midway situated in Boise, the recreation center contains a few noticeable locales, including exhibition halls, for example, the Boise Art Museum, the Idaho Historical Museum, and the Idaho Black History Museum, and additionally different attractions like Zoo Boise, the Idaho Rose Society, and the Gene Harris Band Shell.

The Boise River Greenbelt goes through the recreation center, which is circumscribed by Broadway Avenue toward the east, Capital Bouled toward the west, the Boise River toward the south, and Myrtle Street toward the north. Different enhancements at Julia Davis Park incorporate stream get to, statues, a rose garden, a play area and tennis court, a lake with paddle vessel rentals, and a walker connect that associates the recreation center with Boise State University.

The expansion of a rose garden to the recreation center started with H.C. Schuppel in 1935, an administrator of a rose garden club called the "Cut Worms." Work on the task started vigorously in 1939 with a sum of 2800 roses planted. It was likewise in this year that the Rose Garden was formally devoted. A key advancement came later in 1979 with the foundation of the Memorial Rose Fund. This reserve was proposed to help make remembrances in the garden for loved ones.