Oval Park (also known as Lincoln Oval Village or simply The Oval) is a neighborhood in Visalia, California.
Oval Park | |
|---|---|
 Lincoln Oval Village | |
| Nickname: The Oval | |
  Oval Park Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′18″N 119°17′32.5″W / 36.33833°N 119.292361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare County |
| City | Visalia |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
History
editOval Park is Visalia's oldest neighborhood.
The first high school in Visalia was located on what is now the Lincoln Oval Park.
Webster Grammar School was located in the West Village on Northwest Third Avenue near Pearl Street. It opened in 1917. In 1950, the building was declared unsafe as a school and was later converted into a maintenance shop and storage building. In 1961, fire damaged the structure beyond repair. The Visalia Police Department Substation now sits on the site.[1]
Boundaries
editAccording to the Oval Park Historical Society (OPHS) There are no official boundaries for Visalia's Oval Park neighborhood. It is documented that the western part of Oval Park was separated from its eastern section by the construction of highway 63. Also, Murray Avenue cut off a large southern section of the neighborhood on its most southern part. History proves, however, that there are some general boundaries:
Western Boundary: Willis Street
Northern Boundary: Houston Avenue
Eastern Boundary: Santa Fe Street
Southern Boundary: Murray Avenue
Oval Park itself consists, in whole or in part, of the neighborhoods of Oval Park (the area immediately surrounding the park), Visalia Heights, the East Village and the West Village.
Government and infrastructure
editLocal government
editVisalia Fire Department Station 51 serves the area.[2]
Visalia Police Department operates the District 1 Police Station at 204 NW 3rd Ave, serving the neighborhood.[3]
County, state, and federal representation
editThe United States Post Office Town Center Post Office serves the area.[4]
Education
editPublic schools
editOval Park is zoned into Visalia Unified School District.[5]
Residents are zoned to Houston Avenue Elementary School and Highland Elementary School.
Most residents are zoned to Green Acres Middle School or Divisadero Middle School.
Residents are zoned to Redwood High School or Mt. Whitney High School.
Private schools
editThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno operates George McCann Memorial School, located at 200 East Race Street.
Public libraries
editThe Visalia Branch Tulare County Public Library serves the area.
References
edit- ^ Terry L. Ommen, Then & Now: Visalia, Dignified Dwellings and Public Service, (Charleston, South Carolina: 2008):87.
- ^ Visalia Fire Department - Station 51
- ^ Visalia Police Department
- ^ "Post Office Location - VISALIA." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
- ^ Visalia Unified School District