Glenfield Park, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Glenfield Park is a county park in Montclair
and a small part in Glen Ridge
, both in Essex County
, New Jersey
. It has 19 acres (76,890.3 m²) in Montclair, and 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in Glen Ridge. It shares a name with the nearby Glenfield Middle School
. Glenfield park is part of the Essex County
park system.
, a famous landscape design firm.
. This area is home to much wildlife and is the only natural terrain of its caliber for miles around. The railroad is discreetly hidden behind the brook.
. It is Bordered in the south by Woodland Avenue, and in the West by Maple Avenue. On the East it is Bordered by New Jersey Transit
's Montclair-Boonton Line
. It's also bordered in the Northeast by Bloomfield Avenue
, the main road in Montclair.
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
and a small part in Glen Ridge
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine....
, both in Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It has 19 acres (76,890.3 m²) in Montclair, and 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in Glen Ridge. It shares a name with the nearby Glenfield Middle School
Montclair Public Schools
The Montclair Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township of Montclair, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States...
. Glenfield park is part of the Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
park system.
Creation
In 1910, the Land for the park was given by the town of Montclair to the Essex County Park system. The Park was then designed by the Olmsted BrothersOlmsted Brothers
The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape design firm in the United States, formed in 1898 by stepbrothers John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. .-History:...
, a famous landscape design firm.
Overview
Glenfield Park, from the Maple Avenue side, looks like a collection of athletic fields with paths and trees between. There is more however. Behind the Playgrounds, Baseball diamonds, and tennis courts there is a forest with tall trees and thick ground cover. Through it goes paved and unpaved trails, and also a stream, Toney's BrookToney's Brook
Toney's Brook is a tributary of the Second River in Essex County, New Jersey in the United States.Toney's Brook originates in Montclair just northwest of the Upper Montclair railway station. In Montclair it is joined by two tributary streams and continues through Anderson Park, Edgemont Memorial...
. This area is home to much wildlife and is the only natural terrain of its caliber for miles around. The railroad is discreetly hidden behind the brook.
Location
Glenfield Park is in south eastern Montclair, New Jersey, near the border with Glen RidgeGlen Ridge, New Jersey
Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine....
. It is Bordered in the south by Woodland Avenue, and in the West by Maple Avenue. On the East it is Bordered by New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
's Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
. It's also bordered in the Northeast by Bloomfield Avenue
County Route 506 (New Jersey)
County Route 506 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 10.74 miles from Oak Road in Fairfield to Route 7 at the Passaic River in Belleville.- Route description :...
, the main road in Montclair.
Facilities
- 2 basketball courts
- 3 Tennis Courts
- 2 softball／baseball diamonds
- community center with game rooms， meeting rooms, craft rooms， kitchen, and restrooms
- 2 children's playgrounds
- footpaths
- Football field
- Event Gazebos
- Fitness course
- nature trail.
- Grass Roots program