Stone Arch in the grass at the steaming tender, Palmer

[Tracer]

There's an old stone arch that looks like it was buried at one time near the parking lot of the steaming tender. What was it for?

Thanks

[Cosmo]

Decorative arch, part of the gardens built around the station when it first opened.

[ebtmikado]

To expand on Cosmo's reply, the arch is part of the stone grotto in the park at the entrance to Palmer Union Station.
The park (gradually being restored by the Steaming Tender) was designed by world famous landscape architect,
Frederic Law Olmsted, whose most famous design is probably Central Park in New York City. In fact, the park in Palmer
is now referred to as Olmsted Park. When the station and park restoration are completed, they should be as grand as
when opened some 132 years ago.

Lee

[Pat Fahey]

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Palmer, Mass B&A Station from Railroad Station Historic web site
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Hi
I found this shot of Palmer , taken from a post card , off the Railroad station Historic site , http://www.rrshs.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Pat