Preservationists call for return of pink granite bench from 1887 to Springfield park

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James Paleologopoulos / WAMC The site where an almost 137-year-old, 25-foot-long bench one sat in Springfield’s Stearns Square. Unveiled along with other facets of the park in 1887, preservationists are calling for the bench’s return after city officials dismantled it, citing damage to the stone seating.

A piece of history is missing from a downtown park in Springfield, Massachusetts: a nearly 140-year-old bench. Its fate was unclear for a short time, but with officials confirming it’s in storage, advocates are calling for quick action to return and repair it.

The whereabouts of a nearly 137-year-old, pink granite bench were up in the air for a while, after the stone seating was recently removed from Stearns Square.

When exactly that happened isn’t clear, and for a short time last week, it also wasn’t clear where it ended up, either…

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