Highland Park in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Children's Pavilion

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 28, 2019

1. The Children's Pavilion Marker

Inscription. The Children's Pavilion, a key element of Fredrick Law Olmstead's design plan for Highland Park, stood on this site for 73 ears. A gift of George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry, the pavilion was dedicated September 1890 to the children of Rochester. Due to deterioration, the wooden pavilion was demolished in 1963 with the intention of having it rebuilt to its original form and scale.

"The Pavilion is the crowning glory of the park. With all the natural beauties, Highland Park would not be complete without this Memorial Pavilion." - Mrs. C.M. Curtis, Pavilion Dedication, September 29, 1890.

The Highland Park Conservancy is leading efforts to raise the necessary funding to bring the Children's Pavilion back to Highland Park

Erected by Highland Park Conservancy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1890.

Location. 43° 7.922′ N, 77° 36.185′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland Park. It can be reached from Reservoir Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY

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14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Highland Park (a few steps from this marker); Rochester Water Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trophy Cannon (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Highland Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Douglass Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frederick Douglass Home Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ambrose Hall (approx. half a mile away); Mount Hope Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 28, 2019

2. The Children's Pavilion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 878 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.