The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States,[2] after Bushnell Park in Hartford, purchased earlier that year.[3] (This is not to be confused with the oldest public park, Boston Common, established in 1634.)
Elm Park originally consisted of the land bordered by Park Avenue, Russell Street, Elm Street and Highland Street. In 1888, Newton Hill, just across Park Avenue, was purchased by the City of Worcester bringing the total park area to 60 acres (24 ha).[4] The original portion of Elm Park (east of Park Avenue) was, up until the 1890s, merely more than pasture land. Beginning in 1909, it was redesigned and landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers firm.[5][6][3] The firm landscaped additional elements in 1939–1941.[7]
The park contains meandering walking paths through the landscaping, a pond crossed by two iconic footbridges and a playground. The Newton Hill portion of Elm Park (west of Park Avenue) remains far less landscaped and contains basketball and tennis courts, walking trails and also Doherty Memorial High School, a high school within the Worcester Public Schools system.[4] St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral (founded around 1920) is located adjacent to the park on Russell Street. Grace Christian Center, formerly Park Congregational Church, is also located across from the park at the corner of Russell and Elm Streets. That church was built in the early 1880s, when the Worcester City Missionary Society recommended that a Congregational church be established on the West Side.
park, worcester, massachusetts, park, historic, park, worcester, massachusetts, parku, national, register, historic, placesshow, massachusettsshow, united, stateslocationelm, park, worcester, massachusettscoordinates42, 26750, 82028, 26750, 82028built1854archi. Elm Park is an historic park in Worcester Massachusetts Elm ParkU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationElm Park Worcester MassachusettsCoordinates42 16 3 N 71 49 13 W 42 26750 N 71 82028 W 42 26750 71 82028Built1854ArchitectLincoln Edward WinslowMPSWorcester MRANRHP reference No 70000096 1 Added to NRHPJuly 01 1970The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854 making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States 2 after Bushnell Park in Hartford purchased earlier that year 3 This is not to be confused with the oldest public park Boston Common established in 1634 Elm Park originally consisted of the land bordered by Park Avenue Russell Street Elm Street and Highland Street In 1888 Newton Hill just across Park Avenue was purchased by the City of Worcester bringing the total park area to 60 acres 24 ha 4 The original portion of Elm Park east of Park Avenue was up until the 1890s merely more than pasture land Beginning in 1909 it was redesigned and landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers firm 5 6 3 The firm landscaped additional elements in 1939 1941 7 The park contains meandering walking paths through the landscaping a pond crossed by two iconic footbridges and a playground The Newton Hill portion of Elm Park west of Park Avenue remains far less landscaped and contains basketball and tennis courts walking trails and also Doherty Memorial High School a high school within the Worcester Public Schools system 4 St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral founded around 1920 is located adjacent to the park on Russell Street Grace Christian Center formerly Park Congregational Church is also located across from the park at the corner of Russell and Elm Streets That church was built in the early 1880s when the Worcester City Missionary Society recommended that a Congregational church be established on the West Side It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 1 Photos edit nbsp Footpaths nbsp The Iron Bridge nbsp The pond nbsp Doherty High SchoolSee also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County MassachusettsReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elm Park Worcester Massachusetts a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 City of Worcester City Parks Archived 2010 09 12 at the Wayback Machine Parks amp Recreation Dept a b Fitzpatrick Nicole July 29 2013 Elm Park may be old but it was not the first park in the U S Telegram amp Gazette a b City of Worcester Elm Park Archived 2010 07 16 at the Wayback Machine Parks amp Recreation Dept City of Worcester Parks Division of Economic Development Massachusetts DCR Regional Historic Context document PDF pages 24 32 36 Herwitz Evelyn May 24 2012 Elm Park s Claims to Fame The Real Story Trees at Risk a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Worcester Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elm Park Worcester Massachusetts amp oldid 1183802064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
