NICHOLS PARK
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NYS Historic
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Government
- 34 Park St, Spencer, NY 14883, USA
- 42.211667, -76.498611
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Spencer Historical Society
NICHOLS PARK
Inscription
NICHOLS PARKJOHN AVERY NICHOLS, 1807-1885,
LAID OUT PLANS FOR THIS PARK
CA. 1862. LAND PURCHASED BY
VILLAGE OF SPENCER IN 1919
TO CREATE A PUBLIC PARK.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021
John Avery Nichols (1807-1885) was a prominent developer of this part of the village, located near his large farm. In approximately 1862 he mapped out this land to be set aside as a public park. Nichols had purchased 50 acres for this purpose. After his death in 1885, the land was broken up and owned by a number of different parties. It eventually came into the possession of a Mr. Seeley around 1906. He was the final owner until he sold the land to village for the purpose of a community park in 1919.