This building was formerly the Caretaker’s Cottage for the Park, and is a two-story, frame and gable roof house with twin chimneys. It is the only building here that existed during the lifetime of the Park donor, Mr. Charles Pond. Documentation suggests it was most likely built around 1875, making it the oldest building in the Park. Theodore Wirth moved the Caretaker’s Cottage from Asylum Avenue to its present location in 1898 when he created the Farmstead as the working center for the Park.
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Staff
President & CEO
Christine Doty
cdoty@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 102
Director of Park Operations
Kathy Kraczkowsky
gardens@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 103
Development Manager
Ann Drinan
development@elizabethparkct.org
Development & Marketing Coordinator
Kelly Nolen
knolen@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 106
Development Advisor
Margaret Tilney
Controller
Mary Ann Gianni
accounting@elizabethparkct.org
Garmany Visitor Center Manager
Barbara Plante
visitors@elizabethparkct.org
Garmany Visitor Center Gift Shop Manager
Stephanie Webb
giftshop@elizabethparkct.org
Head Rose Gardener
Ben Weidner
rosegardener@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 104
Gardener
Wesley Gage
Gardener
David Rivera
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Consultants
Rosarian
Stephen Scanniello
roses@elizabethparkct.org
Horticulturist
Rosemary Aldridge
plants@elizabethparkct.org
Horticulturist Emeritus
Robert A. Prill
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Board of Directors
Chair Marian Kellner
Vice-Chair Edward Samorajczyk
Treasurer David Jepson
Asst. Treasurer Kelly Jarvis
Secretary Francine Christiansen
Asst. Secretary Rosemarie Tate
Immediate Past Chair Ben Flynn
Current Directors
Avery Buell
Joanne Eudy
Liana M. Douillet Guzmán
Diana Jepsen
Nancy Porter
Lewis Robinson
Leslie Smith
Donna Stout
M. Laurie Wasserstein
Roberta Woronow
Honorary Lifetime Directors
Tina Collias *
Michelle Drain
Mike Fuss
Joanna Gerber, MD
Paul Grimmeisen
Victor Jarm *
Louis Lista
Marianne Lorenzo
Nancy Mixter
John Balf Morgan
Levette Perkins
Dave Peterson
Sali Riege *
Eve Silvester *
Lisa Silvestri
William Turull
Lina Wagner *
Kim Yarum
* deceased
Former Presidents/Chairs
Laura Berman
Mike Fuss
Garnette Johnson *
Helen S Kaman *
Kathy Kraczkowsky
Charlie Ortiz
Dave Peterson
Anne Pinto *
Lisa Silvestri
Lina Wagner *
Milton Young *
* deceased
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Ambassadors
Beverly Baker
David & Sandra Bobowski
Eileen Buell
Kimberly Byrd
Susan Clemow
Adam Cohen
Halsey & Michele Cook
Anna Corcoran
Jared & Clare Edwards
David Ellovich
Ann Marie Fauliso
Ellen Flynn
Bill Gleason
Debbie Grazier
William Howard & Liz Kaplan
Karen Huhtanen
Susan Izard
Louise Kaufman
Kitty & Jack Keane
Rob Kret
Paddi LeShane
Kathy Marr
Carole Mucha
Eileen Pollack
Nat Reeves
Marisela Sener
Kirsten Shea
Lisa Silvestri
Michelle Souza
Jessie Stasulis
Elizabeth (Lisa) Stout
Mary Tulumaris
Connie Williams