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A view looking north toward the property that is now Cooke Memorial Park, ca. 1895. The large barn toward
the left of the photo sat on what is now the park property. There are other smaller sheds sitting near where the
Cooke monument is now located. The shed at the right edge of the photo is where Capt. Joshua Slocum rebuilt
the sloop Spray. This photo was take sometime after the 1892 launch of the Spray.
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In this 1895 map, "Mara Street" was the name for the road that was later
named Pilgrim Avenue. The south halves of the two lots at Mara Street and Cherrry
Street became Cooke Memorial Park. The Coombs' barn, shown in the photo above, is
the building with the X through it just above the M and A of the word Mara.
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| In this undated photo, the shed in the lot next east of Cooke Memorial Park has been removed. The house visible behind the park, 23 Lafayette Street, can be seen in the top photo (which was shot from a different angle) and also in the 1895 map. It originally belonged to the Coombs family, who sold the south half of their property for the creation of the park. They were the owners of the large barn that was removed from the park property by the Fairhaven Improvement Association. |
