Kennedy Park (Hayward, California)
{{Short description|Park in Hayward, California, U.S.}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Kennedy Park
| location = Hayward, California
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| website = https://www.haywardrec.org/facilities/facility/details/Kennedy-Park-1
}}
Kennedy Park is a large, multi-use park in Hayward, California, managed by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD).{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OKTB&p_theme=oktb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10BA4C21374EC870&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=InsideBayArea.com: Oakland and East Bay News, Sports, Jobs, Cars and Real Estate |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=2005-07-28 |accessdate=2014-04-12}} It is the most heavily used park in the district.{{cite web|last=Parr |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21547027/hayward-park-district-seeks-residents-ideas-kennedy-park |title=Hayward: Park district seeks residents' ideas on Kennedy Park - San Jose Mercury News |work=Mercurynews.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-12}} The park is adjacent to McConaghy Park, which contains McConaghy House, a historic property, built in 1886, and managed as a house museum by HARD and the Hayward Area Historical Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2011-12-09&file=story3.txt |title=Santa Claus, Dickens and carolers at the McConaghy House |publisher=Tri City Voice |date=2011-12-09 |accessdate=2014-04-12}} McConaghy House features Stick/Eastlake architecture. It lies within San Lorenzo. In 2013, plans to renovate the park and combine the park and house into a Victorian-style venue were proposed.{{cite web|author=Rebecca ParrThe Daily Review |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23016748/kennedy-park-hayward-get-makeover |title=Kennedy Park in Hayward to get a makeover - San Jose Mercury News |work=Mercurynews.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-12}}
File:McConaghy Home and Carriage House Hayward, California.jpg
Park features
Kennedy Park contains a merry-go-round, a petting zoo, a pony ride, and a {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge railroad with a train pulled by a Chance Rides C.P. Huntington locomotive. There are also picnic and activity areas, as well as a snack bar. The park is open every day during the summer and on the weekends during the rest of the year, weather permitting.
References
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- [https://books.google.com/books?id=mE-Zx4SFOhIC&dq=%22mcconaghy+house%22+hayward+area+recreation+and+park+district&pg=PA21]
- Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States, Patricia Chambers Walker, Thomas Graham, Walnut Creek, California:AltaMira Press. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000. page 21
External links
- [http://www.haywardrec.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kennedy-Park-1 Kennedy Park at the HARD website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130413174235/http://www.haywardrec.org/facilities.html#SanLorenzo McConaghy Park at the HARD website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207072108/http://www.haywardareahistory.org/plan_visit/mcconaghy_house McConaghy House at the Hayward Area Historical Society website]
{{Hayward, California}}
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Category:Parks in Hayward, California
Category:Historic house museums in California
Category:History of Hayward, California
Category:Museums in Alameda County, California