Edgewood Park, New Haven

Edgewood Park
Location New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates Coordinates: 41°19′26″N 72°57′29″W / 41.324°N 72.958°W / 41.324; -72.958 41.324682, -72.958182
Area 120 acres (49 ha) [1]
Created 1910
Operated by New Haven Parks & Recreation
Open Sunrise to sunset, every day

Edgewood Park is a public park located in City of New Haven, Connecticut between the Edgewood and Westville neighborhoods of the city. The park is over 120 acres along the West River, with walking trails by ponds and wetlands and a wetlands viewing platform. Park amenities include a gazebo, dog run, playground, skate park, tennis courts, and a basketball court.[2] The park also features memorials for the Spanish–American War and the Holocaust.

History

In 1889, the City of New Haven "adopted" sixty acres of property which they turned over to the new Park Commission for development. Nicholas W. Hubinger, James Mason, and Donald Mitchell made additional donations of land for the park. Mitchell, an author and agriculturist whose pen name was "Ik Marvel" lived above Forest Road on his Farm, "Edgewood," the namesake of the park.

In 1910, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. designed the layout of the present park. It included an extensive rose garden, a "grandmother's garden," a lily pond, an archery field, groves and glens, trails, carriage drives and a bridle path over three miles long. A spring of cold pure water at the corner of Stanley Street and Ella T. Grasso Boulevard was used by the local residents in the summertime; it was later made into a drinking fountain.

Skate Park

A major draw to Edgewood Park is the Edgewood Skate Park, the only skate park in New Haven. It used to be skating rink, and is housed next to the Coogan Pavilion.

References

  1. ↑ "West River Memorial & Edgewood Park". Audubon Connecticut. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. ↑ "New Haven's Coogan Pavilion reopens bigger and better than ever". New Haven Register. February 17, 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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