Corporal Burns Playground
AddressMemorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02139
Site Number1654
Alternate Names
Corporal Raymond Burns Playground
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 1654
PIRC Site Number 1654
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Dedicated
1920
Constructed 1920
Renewed 1972
Constructed 1920
Renewed 1972
StatusInactive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Corporal Raymond Burns of Cambridge who died in World War I. The park was dedicated in his honor on May 31, 1920.Historical NotesThe Corporal Burns Playground is located on the previous site of the Harvard University boat house which was relocated further up the river in 1903 (Weld Boat House). The City of Cambridge created a park in this location after the construction of the parkway now called Memorial Drive in the early 1920s. Harvard University funded the renovation of the park in 1972 after it completed construction of the adajacent Peabody Terrace housing complex.Additional Information
"Formal Opening of Ward 8 Playground." Cambridge Chronicle, 29 May 1920, p. 4.
"Harvard Reparations to Aid Funding Of Cambridge Playground Renovation." The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge] 15 Mar. 1972: n. pag. Web. 3 Feb. 2017.
“New Ward 8 Playground in This City Dedicated.” Cambridge Tribune, 5 June 1920, p. 8.
“Named for Cambridge Soldier.” Cambridge Chronicle, 5 June 1920, p. 4.