Coe Memorial Park

Coe Memorial Park was given to the Citizens of Torrington by Edward Turner Coe, Ella Seymour Coe, and Adelaide Eliza Coe-Godfrey in memory of their parents, Eliza Seymour Coe and Lyman Wetmore Coe, in 1907. The property comprises nearly five acres including the Alvord property, of which the Carriage Barn shown below was originally a part. The structures of the Coe Family, including the Family residence, a wonderful Victorian, a large glass Victorian greenhouse, carriage sheds and a stone and concrete gazebo, were torn down in 1914 at the request of the Family. The Coe Family was responsible for introducing a rarity in the Horticulture world to US garden enthusiasts, a coloured water lily that they imported from Paris. Today the thirty one Garden areas redesigned and planted by award winning Horticulturist, Gwenythe b. Harvey, owner of the firm The Garden Goddess, LLC, offer spectacular three season color. Concerts are held through out the season in the Park and additional information on events can be had from Ms. Donna Winn, Park & Recreation Director at 860-489-2274.