Ferris Plaza | |
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![]() Ferris Plaza Park in 2016 | |
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Type | Public |
Location | 400 South Houston St,Dallas,Texas |
Coordinates | 32°46′35″N96°48′24″W / 32.77639°N 96.80667°W /32.77639; -96.80667 |
Area | 0.9-acre (3,600 m2) |
Operated by | City of Dallas |
Status | open all year |
Ferris Plaza is a 0.9-acre (0.36 ha) publicpark located indowntownDallas,Texas, United States. The park is located to the east of theDallas Union Station, between Wood Street and Young Street.[1]
Ferris Plaza was originally proposed in theKessler Plan in 1910 as a green space in front of the Union Station.[2] The park was named after Royal Andrew Ferris, a banker and railroad entrepreneur in Dallas.[3]