Brewster Gardens is a small 2.9 acres (0.012 km2) park located in the center of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The park name honors Mayflower settler Elder William Brewster.[1]

Brewster Gardens
Brewster Gardens Along Town Brook
Brewster Gardens is located in Massachusetts
Brewster Gardens
Brewster Gardens
TypePublic City Park
Location30 Water Street
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°57′11.39″N 70°39′26.99″W / 41.9531639°N 70.6574972°W / 41.9531639; -70.6574972
Area2.9 acres (0.012 km2)
Created1920s
Operated byCity of Plymouth
WebsiteBrewster Gardens
The Pilgrim Maiden, Brewster Gardens, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This statue is not of a particular Pilgrim, but it most closely fits Elizabeth Tilley and Mary Chilton in age.

The park runs along both sides of Town Brook from the nature trail at the headwaters of the brook, past Jenney Grist Mill,[2] underneath the Market Street and Main Street Extension (Route 3A) bridges to Water Street, across the street from the mouth of the brook, south of Plymouth Rock.

Created in the early 1920s, the park covers the original garden plot that was granted to Elder William Brewster in 1620. Located in the park are a bronze statue, The Pilgrim Maiden by Henry Hudson Kitson (1922) and a stainless steel sculpture honoring Plymouth's immigrant settlers from 1700 to 2000.[3]

The stairway leading from the garden to the main street is currently undergoing improvement.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Brewster Gardens". North and South Rivers Watershed Association. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Plimoth Grist Mill". Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ Town of Plymouth Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches
  4. ^ Staff, Mark Pothier-Independent (19 March 2024). "Things are finally looking up for Brewster Gardens stairs". Plymouth Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2024.