Island Grove Park

Island Grove Park National Register District
Entrance to Island Grove Park
Location Abington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°6′46″N 70°51′40″W / 42.11278°N 70.86111°W / 42.11278; -70.86111Coordinates: 42°6′46″N 70°51′40″W / 42.11278°N 70.86111°W / 42.11278; -70.86111
Area 53 acres (21 ha)
Architect Olmsted Brothers; Pratt, Bela
Architectural style Beaux Arts, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #

02000127

[1]
Added to NRHP March 6, 2002

Island Grove Park is a municipal park of the town of Abington, Massachusetts. It consists of a 17-acre (6.9 ha) parcel of land whose principal feature is a peninsula jutting into Island Grove Pond, a 35-acre (14 ha) body of water which was created by impounding the Shumatuscacant River in c. 1700. The area has a significant history, first as an industrial site, then as an amusement park, before it became the wooded park it is now.[2] The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as the Island Grove Park National Register District.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Island Grove Park National Register District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-12.


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