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Although the park is unfenced, its six paved entrances are on Main Street and Mount Desert Street, Mount Desert Street and Kennebec Street, Kennebec Street, two on Firefly Lane, and one on Main Street and Firefly Lane. The bisector paths encourage pedestrians to cross the park rather than around it.

A granite bench, in memory of John Whittington Roberts (1870-1904), sits in the middle of the Main Street side, next to the original cast iron street clock from 1896 (moved to this location in 1905), while a lion fountain is beside the Main Street and Mount Desert entrance. An armed forces monument also stands on the side of Mount Desert, just beyond the fountain.

A bandstand stands near the northern side of the park.

A 17th-century Italian tiered fountain with 21 spigots, donated by John Callendar Livingston in 1909, stands in the southwest corner of the park. It was restored in 1992 by sculptor Clark Fitz-Gerald after being inactive for thirty years.

History

The short-lived Grand Central Hotel occupied the corner of Main and Mount Desert Streets from 1873 to 1899, when it was demolished and the space given to the town's Village Improvement Association.

The bandstand was originally the park's only amenity, albeit in a different location in the park than it is today. After a visit from sitting United States president William Howard Taft in 1910, however, a desire for additional development was kickstarted.

In the 1920s, Beatrix Farrand designed the pathways and had the bandstand rebuilt, as well as the arranging the landscaping present today.

A six-year renovation of the park began in 1999. In 2010, the park underwent further improvements — to the footpaths, lighting, planting, and the fountain area.

In 2012, the American Planning Association named the park as one of their top ten Great Places in America for Public Spaces.

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Location Name: Village Green

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