Historic Name

Mary Moss Park

Address

35 Lytle Street

Tax Parcel

1114_15.02_36

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

Material

Historic Function

Recreation

Current Function

Recreation

Last Entry Update

2/9/2020

Setting

Description

This small park consists of a concrete wading pool surrounded by a concrete apron and gable roofed pavilion.

Built

1900

Architect

Builder

History

The Mary Moss park has been a park serving the neighborhood for 65 years. The playground was built in the 1940’s for the children in the Witherspoon- Jackson neighborhood. Now called the Mary Moss Playground after Mrs. Moss who took care of children at the Princeton Nursery School, then for years supervised children at this playground.

Sources

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