Downing Park (Newburgh, New York)
Downing Park is the largest of several public parks in the city of Newburgh, New York, United States. The park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who gave the design to the city on the condition it would be named after their mentor, Andrew Jackson Downing, a Newburgh native who had died in a steamboat accident on the Hudson River in 1852.
| Downing Park | |
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The pond and fountain, known as the polly | |
| Type | public park |
| Location | Newburgh, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°30′22″N 74°01′06″W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Created | 1897 |
| Operated by | Downing Park Planning Committee, City of Newburgh |
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