Harlinsdale Farm Park - Master Plan
Statement
Harlinsdale Farm Park is a 200 acre park that is located in the historic district of Franklin, Tennessee and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was a farm and home to the legendary Tennessee Walking Horse including world renowned, Morning Sun. The city desired to convert the property with its main horse stable, the main house, four laborers' houses and more than a dozen contributing buildings into a public park of varying amenities to serve the residents of Franklin, a top ten community in America.
Strategy
We first provided community engagement via almost thirty Visioning Charrettes to involve and the extensive range of desires and inputs for all walks of life. All of these things were taking into consideration. The nationally structured design team developed a master plan that could turn the farm into a tourist destination for not only the equestrian community, but the population at large. The visionary idea addresses the need to expand the Visitor Center and parking requirement off site, potential for a museum, and various improvements that require as little construction and disruption of the farm as possible. The Master Plan was met with overwhelming public acceptance, the first in the history of Franklin per the City leaders.