Your feet rest on ground Christopher Moore gave to Boise in 1916, now a small green pocket tucked into the North End. The ground under your feet was deeded to the city in 1916 by Christopher W. Moore (November 30, 1835–September 20, 1916), a pioneer who moved to Idaho in 1863. Moore established a playground for small children here on Grove Street in 1914 and in his will awarded funds to the Children's Aid and Home Finding Society.
The park itself was dedicated in 1983 and preserves architectural artifacts rescued from demolished Boise buildings. As you walk, you can read the years and names in the stones and iron: the W.E. Pierce Building turret (1903), the Bush Building entrance arch (1904), cast-iron columns and streetlights from the 1880s, Dr. Springer’s carriage stone from the 1890s, the A.T. Ellis Building date stone (1902–03), the Pioneer Building name stone (1894), the Central School name stone (1905), even the Morris Hill Cemetery waterwheel. Moore also operated mercantile stores, helped found the First National Bank of Idaho, and served as president of the Boise Artesian Hot and Cold Water Company.
Notice the 1903 turret from the W.E. Pierce Building beside the Bush Building's 1904 entrance arch, both salvaged from buildings gone from downtown.