<P> Grant Park was established in 1883 when Lemuel P. Grant , a successful engineer and businessman , gave the city of Atlanta 100 acres ( 40 ha ) in the newly developed `` suburb '' where he lived . In 1890 , the city acquired another 44 acres ( 18 ha ) for the park and appointed its first park commissioner , Sidney Root . In 1903 , the Olmsted Brothers ( sons of Frederick Law Olmsted ) were hired to create a plan for the park . The original park included a lake , named Lake Abana , to handle storm - water runoff . </P>
<P> Grant Park was established in 1883 when Lemuel P. Grant , a successful engineer and businessman , gave the city of Atlanta 100 acres ( 40 ha ) in the newly developed `` suburb '' where he lived . In 1890 , the city acquired another 44 acres ( 18 ha ) for the park and appointed its first park commissioner , Sidney Root . In 1903 , the Olmsted Brothers ( sons of Frederick Law Olmsted ) were hired to create a plan for the park . The original park included a lake , named Lake Abana , to handle storm - water runoff . </P>
who is grant park in atlanta named after
who is grant park in atlanta named after
Lemuel P. Grant , a successful engineer and businessman
Lemuel P. Grant , a successful engineer and businessman