Our Parks - BRown Sqaure
Brown Square
Address: Located on Pleasant Street between Green and Titcomb Streets, Brown Square covers about .60 of an acre.
Parking
- On street parking is available surrounding the Park, and the municipal parking garage is a short walk.
History and Features
- Around 1800 Moses Brown erected a house on the property that is now the Garrison Inn. Brown donated the park land as it was laid out in 1801.
- Moses Brown was born 1742 and died in 1827.
- Originally a chaise maker, Moses Brown, a wealthy merchant, owned rum distilleries, and imported sugar and molasses for his rum products.
- Moses Brown was one of nine area men who furnished money to build the ship Merrimac
- A statue in the park of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was unveiled on July 4, 1893. The sculptor was Daniel Murray French of Newburyport. The statue was donated to the city by William H. Swasey.
- In 1979, granite monuments for service branches and to veterans of past wars were dedicated. They are located at the east end of the park.
- Each year Brown Square is the site of Veterans and Memorial Day ceremonies.
- Sitting in the park is said to provide many with peace.
