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Fairview, Hubbard Park. Meriden, Conn.
A path leads to a circular gazebo, an observation point for the rest of the park and nearby hills.
Shrubbery Park, Litchfield, Conn.
Shrubbery Park was also known as Union Square and Central Park.
Lake, Keney Park, Hartford, Conn.
Henry Keeney provided for the creation of this park, which was designed by Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot, and opened in 1896.
Hartford, Conn. Keney Memorial Tower, South Side and Grounds.
The Keney Tower, designed by Charles C. Haight and dedicated in 1898, was built as a memorial to the mother of the Keney brothers, who ran a wholesale grocery business on the site.
Memorial Arch and Bridge, Hartford, Conn.
Designed by George Keller and erected in 1886 as a monument to Hartford citizens who died in the Civil War. The brownstone bridge crossed the Park River.
Hartford, Conn. Elizabeth Park; Sunken Garden, Fountain and Bridge
Theodore Wirth designed this park, working with the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted as consultants. It opened in 1897.
P. T. Barnum's Monument, Sea Side Park, Bridgeport, Conn.
A large statue of a seated man, surrounded by a circular drive. This statue of Bridgeport's famous resident and former mayor was sculpted by Thomas Ball and unveiled in 1893.
Memorial Arch, Hartford, Conn.
A walkway leads toward a bridge and the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. Designed by George Keller to honor the Hartford citizens who died in the Civil War, the Arch was dedicated in 1886.
Capitol and Fountain, Hartford, Conn.
Corning Fountain, designed by James Massey Rhind and erected in 1899, and the State Capitol Building, designed by Richard Upjohn and completed in 1879.
Memorial Arch and Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
A park with the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in the left background, and the State Capitol in the right background. Bushnell park was designed by architect Jacob Weidenmann.