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Shedd Park is a public park in 
Shedd Park description
from the City of Lowell Recreation Office
Shedd Park baseball
1910 establishments in Massachusetts Parks in Lowell, Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1910
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...
. It is located off Rogers Street (Route 38
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) and flanked by Boylston Street and Knapp Avenue in the Belvidere section of the city. It includes multiple baseball field
A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term can also be used as a metonym for a baseball park. The term sandlot is sometimes used, although this usually refers ...
s, tennis/basketball courts, a pavilion, and a water park. In combination with Fort Hill and the Lowell Cemetery, Shedd Park is one of the largest urban green space
In land-use planning, urban green space is open-space areas reserved for parks and other "green spaces", including plant life, water features -also referred to as blue spaces- and other kinds of natural environment. Most urban open spaces are ...
s in the Greater Lowell area.
The park was made possible in part through the contribution of $100,000 from the estate of Freeman B. Shedd. His wife, Amy, died in 1924 and his daughter had died in 1921 without having any children. This money allowed the city to develop the park which he had donated in 1910. The Shedd Park Field House was built in 1927 and on October 29, 2016 it was dedicated and renamed the John D. Lord Pavilion.
See also
*Rogers Fort Hill Park Historic District
The Rogers Fort Hill Park Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts, encompasses the largest single residential development made in the city in the 19th century. The district includes the area historically associated with the Rogers Farm, pur ...
*Belvidere Hill Historic District
The Belvidere Hill Historic District encompasses a residential area on the east side of Lowell, Massachusetts known for its fine 19th-century houses. The area, roughly bounded by Wyman, Belmont, Fairview, and Nesmith Streets, was developed beg ...
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Shedd Park description
from the City of Lowell Recreation Office
Shedd Park baseball
1910 establishments in Massachusetts Parks in Lowell, Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1910