Maplewood Park

	Seneca Park East and West
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Saint Paul Blvd., Maplewood Dr, Lake Ave., Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°11′46″N 77°37′31″W / 43.19611°N 77.62528°W
Area	300 acres (120 ha)
Built	1888
Architect	Olmsted, Frederick Law Sr.; Olmsted, John C.
Architectural style	Moderne, Arts and Crafts
MPS	Municipal Park System of Rochester, New York MPS
NRHP reference No.	03000969
Added to NRHP	September 26, 2003

Maplewood Park, also known as Seneca Park West, is a landscaped public park in Rochester, New York, situated between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River. The two-mile-long (3.2 km) park features many trails along the river gorge and the river bank below, scenic views of two waterfalls and a nationally accredited Rose Garden.

The park was laid out by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed nearby Highland Park, Genesee Valley Park, and Seneca Park, which is now a zoo.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

Frederick Douglass statue

A statue of former slave and renowned Underground Railroad conductor Frederick Douglass which was located in Maplewood Park was vandalized and torn down over the weekend of July 4, 2020.^[3]^[4]^[5] The site of the present-day park was located along the Underground Railroad where Douglas and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.^[5] The statue is a replica of statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York. Removal also occurred on the anniversary of Douglas' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech at this location.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Robert T. Englert (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca Park East and West". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 83 photos". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012.
^ "Frederick Douglass statue removed at Rochester park". Fox 2 Now. July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
^ "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park". Retrieved July 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down and Vandalized in Rochester, N.Y." Time. July 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
^ "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Fourth of July Rochester speech".

External links

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Robert T. Englert (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca Park East and West". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 83 photos". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012.

[3] "Frederick Douglass statue removed at Rochester park". Fox 2 Now. July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[4] "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park". Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[whyfredrickdouglas?-5] "Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down and Vandalized in Rochester, N.Y." Time. July 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[6] "Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Fourth of July Rochester speech".

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