Downtown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The History of Statler Park
The Statler Park site once fronted on Boston Harbor Bay's shoreline, close to where the British landed and embarked for the Battle of Lexington in 1775. This area was filled in between 1857 and 1882 to form what is now known as Boston's back Bay Neighborhood.
Statler Park was given to the City of Boston as a gift, in 1927, by Ellsworth M. Statler, who build both the Statler Hotel and the adjoining Statler Office Building on land previously occupied by The Boston & Providence Railroad and The Selwyn Theatre.
In 1930, Mr. Statler donated the bronze sculpture that adorns the ornamental water fountain in the Park. The Fountain Figure was created by artist Ulysses Ricci, circa 1912.
Since 1976, The D.L. Saunders Companies & The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, LLC, as a family, has owned and operated the former Statler - Hilton Hotel and Statler Office Building, since renamed The Boston Park Plaza Hotel and The Park Plaza Office Building. In 1976, the Donald and Roger Saunders Family began a thirty-plus year Park Partnership with the City of Boston for the maintenance and care of Statler Park.
Erected 2010 by City of Boston Capital Improvements Program; The Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund; The D.L. Saunders Companies & The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, LLC; The Park
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 42° 21.038′ N, 71° 4.147′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Columbus Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Columbus Ave, Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Os Gemeos Mural, July 2012 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cocoanut Grove (about 400 feet away); Emancipation Memorial (about 500 feet away); Armory of the First Corps of Cadets (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Armory of the First Corps of Cadets (about 500 feet away); Bay Village (about 600 feet away); Historical Development of Park Square (about 700 feet away); 1893 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,926 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
