| Gerry Park | |||||||||||
| Alt Name: | Roslyn Park | ||||||||||
| Type: | Town-owned; public | ||||||||||
| Location: | Roslyn, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.7973°N -73.6474°W | ||||||||||
| Opened: | 1931 | ||||||||||
| Owner: | Town of North Hempstead | ||||||||||
| Manager: | Town of North Hempstead Departments of Parks & Recreation | ||||||||||
| Status: | Open | ||||||||||
| Paths: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Parking: | Yes | ||||||||||
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Gerry Park (also known as Gerry Pond Park and historically known as Roslyn Park) is a major park in the Village of Roslyn, on Long Island, New York, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned & maintained by the Town of North Hempstead.
The park opened in 1931, out of some portions of the land round Roslyn Pond, as part of a malaria control project.[1] [2] [3] It underwent a significant renovation project in the 1980s.[4] The park contains a replica of the community's original paper mill along Papermill Road, as well as one of the horse tamer statues from the former Roslyn estate of Clarence H. Mackay.[5] [6] [7] [8]
It was listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1986. One year later, on April 15, 1987, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a contributing property of the Main Street Historic District.[9]
The park was renamed in 2001 after married couple Roger and Peggy Gerry, both of whom were leading figures in the historic preservation of Roslyn and in the founding of the Roslyn Landmark Society.[10] It underwent extensive rehabilitation throughout the 2010s.[11]