270:
242:
186:. In April 1913 Stover said "I do not believe in the policy that the parks are merely places people to walk through and look at the trees and gaze at the landscape from a distance, nor do I believe that any one should be permitted to destroy anything, but I take the position that certain parks of the asphalt and the lawns should be open most liberally to the young people for amusement, proper athletics, and recreation, under proper circumstances."
163:, founded the Outdoor Recreation League (ORL), whose mission was to provide play spaces and organize games for the children of the densely populated Lower East Side. The ORL opened nine privately sponsored playgrounds and advocated that the City itself build and operate playgrounds. In 1902 the City assumed the operation of the ORL playgrounds, and in 1903 opened what is presumed to be the first municipally built playground in the nation,
710:
459:
Friends of Park
Commissioner Charles B. Stover were much alarmed last night when dispatches from Wilmington, Del., said that in a body found in the Christiana River, near the shipyard of the American Car and Foundry Company there, Coroner John T. Spring of Wilmington reported that he recognized
28:
202:, by a former city official. In late November, a nationwide search began, which included sending a short film clip to 10,000 moving-picture places across the United States. Shortly thereafter, Stover mailed his letter of resignation from
387:"STOVER WOULD TURN SPEEDWAY OVER TO AUTOMOBILES; Park Commissioner Also Plans Widening Riverside Drive and Covering Over the Railroad Tracks and Has Already Started the Work"
137:
314:
39:
194:
In
October 1913, Stover told his staff and coworkers that he was going out for lunch then he disappeared. In mid-November he was erroneously thought to have died in
760:
283:
439:"Park Commissioner's Friends Alarmed by a Report from Wilmington. But Those Who Know Mr. Stover Best Find Flaws in Description. Last Heard from in Philadelphia"
178:
reported that he was being asked to hand in his resignation. He did not resign and was not fired; in August 1911 he announced major plans were underway for
234:, operated by the University Settlement House. He died at the University Settlement House on April 24, 1929, at the age of 67, leaving an
735:
755:
714:
750:
254:
The granite Stover
Memorial Bench overlooking Central Park's Shakespeare Garden, to commemorate Stover, was approved in 1935 by
577:"CHARLES B. STOVER LEFT ESTATE OF ONLY $ 500; Former Park Commissioner and Welfare Worker Bequeathed His Effects to an Uncle"
310:
680:
412:
386:
334:
628:
602:
576:
550:
524:
498:
472:
360:
215:
83:
183:
129:
67:
413:"STOVER DENIES GAMES HURT PARKS; Commissioner Says He Won't Erect a Stadium for Athletic Contests in Central Park"
167:
in
Manhattan's Lower East Side; the ORL had opened an outdoor gymnasium there in May 1899, on city-owned land.
525:"STOVER RESIGNATION RECEIVED BY KLINE; Missing Man Wrote on Monday from Cincinnati, but Has Disappeared Again"
473:"MAY ASK FOR POLICE SEARCH FOR STOVER; Friend Says Gaynor's Death Preyed on Missing Park Commissioner's Mind"
164:
160:
170:
In
January 1910, Stover was named parks commissioner for Manhattan by New York City's newly elected mayor,
211:
438:
745:
499:"MOVING PICTURES TO FIND STOVER; Missing Park Commissioner's Portrait to be Shown in 10,000 Film Houses"
214:, replaced Stover with Louis F. La Roche, Stover's deputy. On January 28, 1914, Stover returned to the
361:"TO PUT STOVER OUT AS HEAD OF PARKS; Commissioner Higgins of the Bronx Has Been Picked to Succeed Him"
740:
730:
141:
269:
207:
654:
446:
259:
175:
171:
113:
241:
27:
133:
97:
231:
199:
152:
145:
460:
striking resemblance to Mr. Stover, whose whereabouts have not been known for some time.
335:"NEW OUTDOOR GYMNASIUM.; Built by the Recreation League, It Will Be Opened Memorial Day"
724:
117:
87:
255:
235:
179:
156:
227:
203:
629:"TO HONOR C.B. STOVER; La Guardia to Speak at Dedication of Memorial in Park"
151:
In 1886, Stover founded the
Neighborhood Guild on Forsyth Street, the first
136:
and graduated in 1881. He studied to become a
Presbyterian minister at the
709:
659:
Official
Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
551:"STOVER HAS COME BACK.; Ex-Park Commissioner Says He Had a Fine Vacation"
195:
603:"STOVER MEMORIAL PLAN.; Moses Approves of Stone Bench for Central Park"
198:
when a body resembling him was found. A week later, he was seen in
268:
240:
112:(July 14, 1861 – April 25, 1929) was a social activist and the
140:and graduated in 1884. He also took classes at the
93:
73:
54:
49:
38:
18:
315:New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
174:. Stover's tenure was controversial; in July 1911
226:Stover spent the rest of his life developing a
8:
26:
15:
295:
305:
303:
301:
299:
155:in the United States. In 1898, he and
761:Missing person cases in New York City
7:
40:Parks Commissioner for New York City
284:List of solved missing person cases
262:. Under Stover's name is inscribed
679:Rosen, Ariella (August 25, 2017).
14:
681:"A Whisper in an Age of Shouting"
708:
273:Charles B. Stover Memorial Bench
245:Charles B. Stover Grave Memorial
132:, on July 14, 1861. He attended
258:and installed in 1936. It is a
144:, before moving to Manhattan's
264:Founder of Outdoor Playgrounds
190:Disappearance and reappearance
1:
216:University Settlement House
84:University Settlement House
777:
736:1910s missing person cases
138:Union Theological Seminary
130:Riegelsville, Pennsylvania
68:Riegelsville, Pennsylvania
159:, director of the nearby
103:
45:
34:
25:
756:Lafayette College alumni
751:Formerly missing people
715:Charles Bunstein Stover
161:Henry Street Settlement
110:Charles Bunstein Stover
20:Charles Bunstein Stover
655:"Charles Stover Bench"
274:
246:
238:valued at only $ 500.
212:Mayor of New York City
272:
244:
717:at Wikimedia Commons
222:Later life and death
184:Riverside Drive Park
142:University of Berlin
609:. November 13, 1935
531:. November 29, 1913
505:. November 25, 1913
479:. November 23, 1913
450:. November 15, 1913
208:Ardolph Loges Kline
128:Stover was born in
120:from 1910 to 1913.
685:The New York Times
635:. November 2, 1936
633:The New York Times
607:The New York Times
581:The New York Times
557:. January 29, 1914
555:The New York Times
529:The New York Times
503:The New York Times
477:The New York Times
447:The New York Times
417:The New York Times
391:The New York Times
365:The New York Times
339:The New York Times
275:
260:whispering gallery
247:
176:The New York Times
172:William Jay Gaynor
114:Parks Commissioner
713:Media related to
583:. August 22, 1929
393:. August 27, 1911
134:Lafayette College
107:
106:
98:Lafayette College
768:
712:
696:
695:
693:
691:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
599:
593:
592:
590:
588:
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
547:
541:
540:
538:
536:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
469:
463:
462:
456:
455:
443:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
419:. April 17, 1913
409:
403:
402:
400:
398:
383:
377:
376:
374:
372:
357:
351:
350:
348:
346:
331:
325:
324:
322:
321:
311:"Charles Stover"
307:
232:Beacon, New York
200:Washington, D.C.
153:settlement house
80:
64:
62:
50:Personal details
30:
16:
776:
775:
771:
770:
769:
767:
766:
765:
721:
720:
705:
700:
699:
689:
687:
678:
677:
673:
663:
661:
653:
652:
648:
638:
636:
627:
626:
622:
612:
610:
601:
600:
596:
586:
584:
575:
574:
570:
560:
558:
549:
548:
544:
534:
532:
523:
522:
518:
508:
506:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
471:
470:
466:
453:
451:
441:
437:
436:
432:
422:
420:
411:
410:
406:
396:
394:
385:
384:
380:
370:
368:
367:. July 30, 1911
359:
358:
354:
344:
342:
333:
332:
328:
319:
317:
309:
308:
297:
292:
280:
252:
224:
192:
146:Lower East Side
126:
86:
82:
78:
66:
60:
58:
21:
12:
11:
5:
774:
772:
764:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
723:
722:
719:
718:
704:
703:External links
701:
698:
697:
671:
646:
620:
594:
568:
542:
516:
490:
464:
430:
404:
378:
352:
341:. May 14, 1899
326:
294:
293:
291:
288:
287:
286:
279:
276:
251:
248:
223:
220:
191:
188:
125:
122:
105:
104:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
81:(aged 67)
77:April 25, 1929
75:
71:
70:
56:
52:
51:
47:
46:
43:
42:
36:
35:
32:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
773:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
728:
726:
716:
711:
707:
706:
702:
686:
682:
675:
672:
660:
656:
650:
647:
634:
630:
624:
621:
608:
604:
598:
595:
582:
578:
572:
569:
556:
552:
546:
543:
530:
526:
520:
517:
504:
500:
494:
491:
478:
474:
468:
465:
461:
449:
448:
440:
434:
431:
418:
414:
408:
405:
392:
388:
382:
379:
366:
362:
356:
353:
340:
336:
330:
327:
316:
312:
306:
304:
302:
300:
296:
289:
285:
282:
281:
277:
271:
267:
265:
261:
257:
249:
243:
239:
237:
233:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
189:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
149:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
123:
121:
119:
118:New York City
115:
111:
102:
99:
96:
92:
89:
88:New York City
85:
76:
72:
69:
65:July 14, 1861
57:
53:
48:
44:
41:
37:
33:
29:
24:
17:
746:Central Park
690:18 September
688:. Retrieved
684:
674:
662:. Retrieved
658:
649:
637:. Retrieved
632:
623:
611:. Retrieved
606:
597:
585:. Retrieved
580:
571:
559:. Retrieved
554:
545:
533:. Retrieved
528:
519:
507:. Retrieved
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
476:
467:
458:
452:. Retrieved
445:
433:
421:. Retrieved
416:
407:
395:. Retrieved
390:
381:
369:. Retrieved
364:
355:
343:. Retrieved
338:
329:
318:. Retrieved
263:
256:Robert Moses
253:
225:
193:
180:Central Park
169:
157:Lillian Wald
150:
127:
109:
108:
79:(1929-04-25)
741:1929 deaths
731:1861 births
228:summer camp
165:Seward Park
725:Categories
639:August 26,
613:August 26,
587:August 26,
561:August 26,
535:August 26,
509:August 26,
483:August 26,
454:2009-07-28
423:August 26,
397:August 26,
371:August 26,
345:August 26,
320:2009-07-28
290:References
204:Cincinnati
61:1861-07-14
124:Biography
94:Education
278:See also
196:Delaware
664:10 June
250:Legacy
236:estate
210:, the
206:, and
442:(PDF)
692:2017
666:2017
641:2017
615:2017
589:2017
563:2017
537:2017
511:2017
485:2017
425:2017
399:2017
373:2017
347:2017
182:and
116:for
74:Died
55:Born
230:at
727::
683:.
657:.
631:.
605:.
579:.
553:.
527:.
501:.
475:.
457:.
444:.
415:.
389:.
363:.
337:.
313:.
298:^
266:.
218:.
148:.
694:.
668:.
643:.
617:.
591:.
565:.
539:.
513:.
487:.
427:.
401:.
375:.
349:.
323:.
63:)
59:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
