Ingram Woods is a 3.7-acre forest preserve in the
Westerleigh
Westerleigh is a clustered village and civil parish (which includes Henfield) in South Gloucestershire, England, it contains sources of the Frome and has an endpoint of the Frome Valley Walkway. It is north of the M4, south of Yate and nort ...
neighborhood of
Staten Island, New York, bound by Warwick Avenue, Purdy Avenue, Ingram Avenue, and Gannon Avenue North. The streets around Ingram Woods Park were laid out in 1907 by the firm of Wood, Harmon & Co. for the planned community of South New York. The properties were offered at the bargain price of $190,
[“This House Given Away” Advertisement ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' August 18, 1907] but because of the neighborhood's isolated location, only a few homes were built by the time that the City began laying out the
Staten Island Expressway.
The property was acquired by the city in 1957 as part of constructing the Expressway. Along the highway's path, four other parks were designated along with Ingram Woods
Bradys Pond Park Sports Park Father Macris Park an
Westwood Park The park contains a lush forest planted with pin oaks, sweetgum, and sugar maple trees.
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Parks in Staten Island
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