Overview:
Playground facilities include a youth baseball/softball infield, large paved basketball court, and a play area, with trees in the northwest corner. It is separated from the Walnut Place conservation restriction by one lot. This park has a variety of edge conditions: one is sloped, one lined with trees, two sides are lined with houses, and two with streets. The vegetation is not notable except along the perimeter, where there are mature trees.
Park History:
The Mary E. Robinson Playground was the site of the car barn lot for the Boston Elevated Railway Company in the 1890s. Edward H. and Elizabeth B. Hill sold it to the Town for playground purposes in 1939. In 2001, a new irrigation system and field were installed with funds from the Community Development Block Grant.
Deed/Title Restrictions
Edward H. & Elizabeth B. Hill donated 92,029 square feet of the property to the Town in 1939 "for playground purposes." John L. Newell et al. transferred another 14,113 square feet of the property to the Town with no restrictions in 1965.
