This memorial to Waldo Hutchins, the
first Park Commissioner of Central Park,
is located at the foot of the path that
leads down from the East Drive at 72nd
Street to the Conservatory Water. It is
a
uniquely designed elaborate stone
monument which some might consider
more a piece of sculptured art then a
place of rest.
The elaborateness of this tribute well serves the first Park Commissioner of
Central Park, Waldo Hutchins and his long
enduing love and dedication to the Park.
He served in his official capacity as the first
overseer and protector of the Park from its
inception in 1857 to 1869. He went on
to be elected as a Democrat to the
Forty-sixth Congress. He served the
country in this capacity from
November 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885.
Leaving Congress to return to a New York
law practice he was appointed to the Park
Commission a post he held until his
death in 1891.
