Lincoln Park

Weston & Sampson provide design services and landscape architecture improvements to Lincoln Park in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Our design includes interactive education-based elements including an outdoor classroom, rainwater harvesting, and teaching gardens in collaboration with the Dr. Albert F. Argenziano Middle School, located adjacent to the park. We incorporated traditional park features that embody the neighborhood’s vision, including a natural turf multiuse field, a softball field, basketball courts, traditional and exploratory playgrounds, water play, a skate course, exercise stations, and community gardens. The design also includes passive park elements such as a hammock grove, picnic patio, and open lawn areas. Located below park fields is an underground stormwater collection system, capable of collecting 1.2 million gallons or handling a 25-year storm event. This significant park feature collects stormwater in conjunction with the rainwater harvesting gardens and can be used for environmental education as part of an urban watershed demonstration showing how water traverses through the city’s fabric.