Myers Park, Urban park in central Auckland, New Zealand
Myers Park is a public green space in central Auckland, sitting between Queen Street, Karangahape Road, Grey's Avenue, and Aotea Square. Grassed slopes, a canopy of mature native and exotic trees, and a network of pathways and stairs connect the different levels of the site.
Arthur Myers gifted the land to the city in 1915 so that a children's park could be created on it. Before that, the area had been a working-class residential neighborhood before being cleared for public use.
The Myers Kindergarten building inside the park follows the Arts and Crafts movement style, with a circular layout that connects several classrooms around a shared central space. This arrangement gives the building a look quite different from a typical school, and it remains in active use today.
The park has entry points from Queen Street, Karangahape Road, Grey's Avenue, and Aotea Square, making it easy to approach from several directions. The grassed areas and tree-lined sections are open at all times, so visitors can pass through or stop at their own pace.
The Waihorotiu stream once ran openly through this valley; from the 1880s it was bricked over as part of the city's sewer system. It still flows underground and empties into the Waitematā Harbour beneath the Ferry Building at the foot of Queen Street. The caretaker's cottage is one of only two kauri buildings on Queen Street over a century old.
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