It was going to be north and west of where the Justice Center is (today at 6565 Commerce Pkwy.),” he says. When voters approved a bond issue to build the Recreation Center, Hahn recalls several sites were being considered. As a result, underground conduits were installed to provide electricity, which have proven especially useful for musicians and vendors at the Dublin Irish Festival. “We really made a conscious effort and went to a lot of design effort to make it conducive for special events,” he says. The next phase of the park was the field where the pavilion is located today, just east of the eventual site of the Dublin Community Recreation Center. The park’s expansion really began around that time, with the support of Dublin City Councils past and present, Hahn says. When Hahn began working for the City in 1985, Coffman Park totaled 26 acres, 17 of which were de-veloped, and featured two shelter houses, three tennis courts, a basketball court, a restroom, a playground, City Hall and the Fletcher Coffman Homestead. It’s not anywhere near its mature state.” Anchoring the Land
“It continues to evolve and grow and we’re not done yet.
“What it is today is not what it’s going to be tomorrow,” says Fred Hahn, director of Parks and Open Space for the City. Their house, which was built between 18, remains on the land and is now home to the Dublin Historical Society.Ĭoffman Park has seen many changes as it has morphed from a small city park to the center of civic life in Dublin. encompasses land that was once the farm of one of Dublin’s first settlers, Fletcher Coffman and his wife, Marinda. In the heart of Dublin, Coffman Park plays a central role in the active lives of residents, City leaders and local employees. It’s been the backdrop for a wedding, family reunions and a Guinness Book world record-setting Irish jig. It has seen frogs jumping, ice skating and costume-wearing ghouls and goblins. It’s an art gallery, a festival grounds, and the site of City Hall, the Dublin Community Recreation Center and one of Dublin’s oldest homes. Originally published in the June/July 2015 issue of Dublin Life Magazine
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