Tappen Park
Tappen Parkis a small park and square in theStapletonneighborhood on theEast ShoreofStaten Island,New York City.It is bounded by Bay Street on the east, Water Street on the north, and Canal Street on the south and west. It is named forFirst World Warveteran James Tappen. The land that the park is sited on was first purchased by the government in 1867, and it was acquired by the City of New York in 1898.
In 2008, the east end of the park facing Bay Street underwent improvements to add a small fountain amidst a round court, as well as new pathways. The renovated park is now reopened.
It was listed as part of theEdgewater Village Hall and Tappen Parkon theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1980.[1]
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[edit]- "Tappen Park".New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.Retrieved2007-12-30.
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