Griffin Park Housing Project

Bounded by Murphy Street, Division Avenue, Avondale Avenue and Carter Street is Griffin Park. The housing project was named in memory of “Uncle” Charlie Griffin, a 102 year old former slave who had lived nearby. Griffin Park is an excellent example of the German style “Zeilenbau” site design format. In the Zeilenbau concept, apartments are lined up one behind the other, with streets lying at the ends of the units. Today the interiors of the residential buildings remain virtually unchanged.