Stearns Park
Springfield, MA USA

Renders

click on the images to enlarge - Screen captures from the final animation - © 2005 Institute for the Visualization of History, Inc.
View from one of the lateral entrances to the park; this one approaching the bench which was set nearer the statue than the fountain.

View from one of the lateral entrances to the park; this one approaching the bench which was set nearer the statue than the fountain.
View of the Deacon Chapin statue, placed near the bench, but at a point opposite the fountain.

View of the Deacon Chapin statue, placed near the bench, but at a point opposite the fountain.
View of the fountain at the distant end of the park, at the opposite end from the statue and which provided white sound to filter out the noise of the city.

View of the fountain at the distant end of the park, at the opposite end from the statue and which provided white sound to filter out the noise of the city.

Aerial Map

Aerial view of the Stearns Square as it exists today Aerial view of the Stearns Square as it exists today (the bench, fountain and an outline of the location of the statue are visible; the paths shown in this image are a recent layout and do not reflect original intentions); image extracted from http://maps.google.com.

Animation

Stearns Park

Click to watch a walk-through of the park

Reduced resolution version of the final animation showing the features of Stearns Park, c.1888
© 2005 Institute for the Visualization of History, Inc.

Reference
Page Created: May 7, 2005
Page Updated: January 12, 2012
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