Stanley Park is known for it's beauty, but as you wander the Park you will notice a number of monuments & memorials. As a refuge of physical and spiritual beauty, we honor those who have served & worked for Stanley Home Products and Stanley Park; as well as Veterans, families and friends from our community.
Bells are ringing at The Stanley Park Carillon Tower. Completed in 1950, the tower was dedicated to world peace in a national broadcast ceremony. The structure is faced with Indiana limestone and is 98 feet high, topped by a gold leaf dome.
The memorial honors the 5 Branches of Service (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) along with the Merchant Marines, and was dedicated on September 26, 2010. We continue to add Honor Bricks. Anyone can honor a Veteran, from anywhere in the country, by purchasing an honor brick.
This monument was a gift from Stanley Home Products Sales Associates who were from Mexico. It was presented on October 25, 1958. The monument is a Replica of the statue Placido de lareforma in Mexico City which stands for Liberty and Freedom. The Angel of Independence statue sits on a pedestal of Vermont marble. The monument is in the far corner of the Acre Lawn and stands 30 feet tall.
The land on which the Asian Garden and Tea House are located was donated to Stanley Park by Stanley Home Products co-founder, Miss Catherine L. O'Brien. Her home once stood where the Western Avenue main entrance, Gate2 is located. The Catherine O'Brien Memorial sits outside of the Tea House.
Believed to be over 200 years old, this Oak Tree had a special meaning for Frank Stanley Beveridge. He felt that its majestic presence symbolized strength, endurance and perseverance; as well as representing the highest of human qualities and those of nature. It serves as an inspiration to all to strive to overcome, and to succeed, in spite of difficulties.
The Rotary Club of Westfield graciously donated the Eternal Light in the 1960’s. It stands beside the roadway, across from the flagstone walkway leading up to the Carillon Tower. The light was dedicated on May 24, 1964. It is always lit and is known as The Rotary Eternal Light for Peace.
In 1971 the Sales Division of Stanley Home Products dedicated a boulder with an engraved plaque to Foster (Fos) Goodrich. The boulder was taken from the bed of a stream which flows through the Goodrich farm in Cambridge, New York. This was special to Fos because he was born and raised in Cambridge.Fos worked his way up the ladder at Stanley Home Products to the rank of President. The plaque reads ”This area of solitude and beauty is dedicated to Foster E. Goodrich, Chairman of the Board, Stanley Home Products, Inc., in recognition of his progressive leadership and his devotion to the Stanley Ideals.” This memorial was originally dedicated and located at the Stanley Home Products office building on Western Avenue, which is presently occupied by Westfield State University. The memorial was moved to Stanley Park and is now nestled amongst the pine trees overlooking the smaller section of the Duck Ponds.
The Louie Liptak Memorial is in honor of Louis G. Liptak, Sr., and his wife, Margaret A. Liptak. Louis was no stranger to Stanley Park. His home, where he raised his 4 children, was along the bank of the Westfield River. The house, which no longer stands, was shadowed by the tall oak and pine trees of Stanley Park. He was a longtime manager of the original Beveridge Pavilion, now known as the Pavilion Annex and the Acre Lawn.
Our Lady of Fatima was dedicated on September 21, 1952. Hand built by Rocco Calegari – a native Westfield resident. Rocco donated his time and labor in memory of his son, Otto Bono, who died in the Korean Conflict in 1951. The stone that makes up the Shrine was drawn from the bed of a nearby river. Statue of St. Fiacre – St. Fiacre, long recognized in France as the patron saint of animals, birds, and gardeners, has become the patron of American gardens as well.
Along the flagstone walkway lining the Acre Lawn are the names of the top associates of the sales team for Stanley Home Products, Inc. These individuals gained recognition by having their name engraved in the bricks along the walkway. The area is appropriate as the annual sales meetings were held in the Beveridge Pavilion, next to the Acre Lawn. These meetings were known as Pilgrimages. It was a time to review how the company was doing, names of the year’s top associates, a picnic was provided and more. (The year that the Walk of Success came about is unknown).
Help us ensure that Stanley Park will continue to be a safe and positive place for leisure and recreation. No matter what level of support you are able to give, you will help in the continuation of the services and traditions that Stanley Park has offered for over 70 years to so many area families.
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