![]() ![]() ![]() Hubbard in consultation with the Olmsted Brothers, sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, America’s foremost landscape architect. Some 51 parcels of land, including 150 acres formerly known as the Hubbard Park State Park deeded by the State of Connecticut to the City, comprise the park. ![]() Hubbard Park - The tower is part of the present 1,800 acre park which was donated by Mr. Some say Walter Hubbard, a world traveler, was inspired by a Norman French Tower others by a 12th Century Turkish Tower on the Danube still others maintain that it was patterned upon an ancient fortification in Craigelachie, Scotland. The inspiration for the tower’s design has been disputed for years. To the north, the foot hills of the Berkshires in Southern Massachusetts, vicinity of Mt. On a clear day, an observer may see the Sleeping Giant Mountain Range to the south, and catch a glimpse of New Haven, the glistening water of Long Island Sound, and even the dim profile of Long Island. An interior stairway provides access to the observation deck. The tower is 32 feet in height and 58 feet in circumference. It stands on East Peak with an elevation of 976 feet. The round stone observation tower of native trap rock was built by local stone masons in 1900. The tower, which was dedicated on October 29, 1900, wa s given to the people of Meriden by Walter Hubbard, President of the Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company, and one of the most generous of the city's philanthropic citizens. City Services Parks & Recreation Hubbard ParkĬastle Craig Tower is a stone observation tower atop East Peak in Meriden. ![]()
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