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The development
vision created for the Ledge Site by MHNHS’s community planning
process included two significant public spaces - a pedestrian plaza
and a passive park.
NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER -- ONE
BRIGHAM CIRCLE PLAZA
At the heart of
the One Brigham Circle development is a 10,000 sf pedestrian plaza
adjacent to Brigham Circle. This is Mission Hill’s neighborhood
center - a place for neighbors to meet, gather, and socialize. The
plaza is One Brigham Circle's entrance and is ringed by retail
stores with outdoor eating areas, pushcart vendors, decorative paving patterns,
seating, and landscaping. The plaza is also used for special
community sponsored events, celebrations, and gatherings.
PASSIVE PARK --
KEVIN W. FITZGERALD PARK
The upper
portion of the Ledge Site has been transformed into a new 5.5 acre
passive park, originally named Puddingstone Park after the stone quarried from
the site. On November 18, 2006 family, friends and colleagues joined
together to name Puddingstone Park the Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park. The Park
is dedicated to Kevin’s passionate leadership as Mission Hill’s State
Representative from 1974 to 2002 and to honor his unwavering commitment to the
residents and community of Mission Hill.
A Park Master Plan has been
created to help guide future improvements. Contributions are welcome from
institutions, corporations and individuals. Items available include memorial
bricks at the St. Alphonsus entranceway, park benches along a path, trees, and
puddingstone rock gardens with shrubs, grasses and flowers. All donations are
acknowledged with a plaque on the individual item or on the Donor’s Plaque
placed in the Park.
Funds raised from the Annual Mission Hill 5K Road Race, held on the third Saturday
in September, are also used to support improvements in the Park along with annual
maintenance expenses. See Road Race photos album.
To become a part of this unique Park and to discuss making a contribution please call
Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services at 617-566-6565
The Kevin W.
Fitzgerald Park, envisioned by the residents of Mission Hill,
offers an unique experience. As you approach
the Park from St.Alphonsus Street you’re greeted with a landscaped
lawn area that includes a bed of annuals, rhododendron, and Spring
flowering white fringe trees. You enter the Park under a grand steel
archway supported by puddingstone piers constructed from
stone from this site. Walking the paths you see boulders of
puddingstone surrounded by wild flowers. A gentle path takes you to
the top of the park with a lawn area and benches offering you the
opportunity to enjoy the dramatic views of Boston’s skyline.
Continuing your walk down a winding path you experience the stone
walls of the original 1843 stone quarry with fields of poppies on
sloping meadows. Your final destination is the retail shops at One
Brigham Circle and the grand stair down to Mission Hill’s new
neighborhood center connecting you to Brigham Circle and the City of
Boston.
The Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park
was constructed by the One Brigham Circle commercial
development project. Funding for the Park was provided by the
Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust and One Brigham Cirlce LLC. The Park
is owned by Friends of Puddingstone Park, Inc., a nonprofit
corporation.
KEVIN W. FITZGERLAD PARK HOURS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
PARK HOURS
Summer Hours
Memorial Day Weekend to September 30th
6:00
AM to 9:00 PM
All Other Times
6:00
AM to Dusk
PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS:
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