Friends of Stark Park :: Master Plan

Master Plan

Martha Lyon, Landscape Architect, consultant to the City of Manchester - Parks and Recreation Department has unveiled specific recommendations for restoring the landscape of Stark Park. The FSP has agreed that the master plan strive as much as possible to restore the landscape to the late 19^th, early 20^th century design. The recommendations address the following areas of concern:

National Register Nomination
Park Management Plan
General Stark Gravesite
General Stark Monument and Environs
Park Entrances and Edges
Park Roadways
Athletic Field and Horse Meadow
Woodland Trails
Riverfront

Click here to download the entire Master Plan (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Bandstand Progress

One of the major items from the master plan is to build a bandstand. Here are pictures showing the progress. This was made possible by generous donations from the Members of Stark Park.

June Bandstand Dedication - June 28, 2009

April 14, 2009 Update

Groundbreaking on the Bandstand

Stark Park added to National Register of Historic Places

It is with great pleasure and delight that we inform you that we have just received notification from the Director of National Park Service that Stark Park has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

We are thrilled with this news and know that this will open many opportunities and grants to help us as we work to restore this beautiful park. Thank you all for your encouragement and support in these efforts. This is just the beginning of the Master Plan but we have made much progress and are proud of our work and the city's.