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PARK FACT:

A small portion of the park was donated by the Dreier-Offerman Home for unwed mothers and their children when it closed in 1933, thus the reason for the park's well-known former name, Dreier-Offerman Park.

Calvert Vaux Park

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Gravesend Bay, Bay 44 St. to Bay 49 St., Shore Pkwy.

Brooklyn

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Acres: 85.53

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Calvert Vaux Park

This park is named for Calvert Vaux (1824-1895), an English architect who spent 40 years of his distinguished career in New York City. He designed private homes,… Read More

Calvert Vaux Park - Ospreys in New York City

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