Patterson Park Community Center: 521 Mercury Blvd.

The community center, which first opened in 1979 and was expanded in 2003, includes the Myrtle Glanton Lord Memorial Library, a branch of the Rutherford County Library System. Lord, a renowned educator and activist, was instrumental in Patterson’s creation. An inspirational leader, she was involved in multiple community organizations, including Church Women United, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the League of Women Voters. Lord was named Tennessee’s Most Outstanding African American Woman in 1999.