Lower Mall

Lower Mall

Lower Mall
Pictured in 2026, during the farmers' market
Map
Interactive map of Lower Mall
TypeUrban park
LocationBrunswick, Maine, U.S.
Coordinates43°54′49″N 69°57′51″W / 43.913532°N 69.964046°W / 43.913532; -69.964046
Created1823 (203 years ago) (1823)
OwnerTown of Brunswick
OpenDawn to dusk daily

Lower Mall is an urban park in Brunswick, Maine, United States.[1] Established in 1823, it is located in the Federal Street Historic District, between Maine Street and Park Row, running from School Street in the north to Bath Road in the south. Veterans Plaza, a grouping of monuments honoring the town's veterans, stands at the park's northern end. There is also a gazebo at the park's southern end. The Skolfield-Whittier House, home of the Pejepscot Historical Society, stands on Park Row.[2]

In 1823, the land for this park―which was originally swampy―was sold to the town for "five cents" by three citizens with the stipulation that it be "reserved and used as a public walk or mall." The swamp was filled shortly thereafter.[3]

In 2019, there were plans to make Park Row a one-way street, from north to south, to facilitate the growing popularity of the town's farmers' market, which is held in the park.[4][5]

Just beyond the park's southern edge, the Rockland Branch of the Cumberland and Knox Railroad crosses Park Row.[6]

Upper Mall is also located between Maine Street and Park Row but adjacent to Bowdoin College, a few hundred feet to the south.

  • Gazebo
    Gazebo
  • Veterans Plaza, looking south to Maine Street
    Veterans Plaza, looking south to Maine Street

References

  1. ^ Brunswick Outdoors: Recreation and Open Spaces – Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
  2. ^ "48 Hours in…Brunswick | The Maine Mag". www.themainemag.com. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. ^ Lower Mall – Town of Brunswick
  4. ^ "With the downtown mall suffering, Brunswick Farmers Market may move to Park Row". The Portland Press Herald. November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  5. ^ English, Nancy; Tree, Christina (May 6, 2013). Explorer's Guide Maine Coast & Islands: Key to a Great Destination (Second Edition) (Explorer's Great Destinations). The Countryman Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-58157-185-1.
  6. ^ Chamber of Commerce Journal of Maine. 1904. p. 332.

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