Health & Fitness
School House Garden on Merryman Lane
Support sought to complete historic garden by Waverly Farmers Market
Dear Neighbors,
A partnership among Waverly Main Street, Civic Works and the CAN
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artists' Collective is transforming the vacant lot at Merryman Lane
and Brentwood Avenue into the School House Garden.
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Conceived to highlight the place of Merryman Lane in the history of
Waverly, and to pay homage to generations of African Americans who
attended segregated Public School 115 - on the lot which now
accommodates the Waverly Farmers Market - the garden will beautifully
enhance the passage between the market and the Greenmount Avenue
commercial corridor.
For the Waverly Library and nearby schools the garden's historical
theme offers rich possibilities.
More than 100 volunteers have put in 300 hours removing 25 tons of
rubble to prepare the space. The next stage of designing the garden
space and installing art and other features is underway.
Approximately $30,000 is needed for landscaping and artwork. Grants
from the Parks and People Foundation have provided seed money. Waverly
Main Street is also receiving $20,000 in State Community Legacy Funds.
Individuals are now offered an opportunity to personally help raise the
remaining balance.
Current and former residents of the historic African American blocks
whose family members attended Public School 115 have begun collecting
donations for the project.
To help in this effort of remembering the past, enhancing the present
and speaking to the future, please consider a tax-deductible donation to
the School House Garden.
Make checks payable to Waverly Main Street, Inc. (a 501 (c) (3)
organization) and mail them to:
Waverly Main Street
3124 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore MD 21218.
Please note "School House Garden" on the memo portion of the
check.
Jo Ann Robinson
Professor of History Emerita
Morgan State University
(Abell Community resident)
Patricia Welch
Dean, School of Education and Urban Affairs
Morgan State University
(School 115 alumna)
Joe Stewart
Waverly Main Street History Chair
(Waverly Village resident)