Congressman Cohen Announces $3.3 Million National Park Service Grant to Gooch Park

MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Gooch Park, a 10.2-acre greenspace with an outdoor pool, pavilion, and playing fields, will receive a National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy grant of $3,339,000 to make major improvements. The park, one of the first in Memphis designated for African Americans and named for philanthropists Cecil Milton and Boyce Alexander Gooch, who were known for providing scholarships and educational support to West Tennessee colleges, including Rhodes, was dedicated in 1957. In 2022, artist Jamond Bullock painted a mural for the neighborhood pool.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"This major investment in Gooch Park will invigorate an already-vibrant North Memphis neighborhood and bring upgrades encouraging recreational activities for the entire neighborhood. I'm pleased to see this federal investment in a historically important neighborhood park."

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