▁equipment ▁reflect ▁the ▁pione er ▁life ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁W . ▁Kennedy - R oss , ▁a ▁Scot , ▁secured ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁the ▁tri angular ▁section ▁bounded ▁by ▁Fer nt ree ▁Gul ly ▁Road , ▁Sc ores by ▁Road ▁and ▁Bur wood ▁Highway , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁About ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Ross ▁ere cted ▁the ▁Hun ting ▁Tower ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Club ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁this ▁hotel , ▁one ▁W . ▁Town , ▁gave ▁the ▁name ▁Kent ▁Park ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁Dob son ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁Kent ▁Park ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁general ▁gra zing , ▁far ming , ▁growing ▁o ats ▁and ▁keeping ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁liv est ock . ▁ ▁A ▁John ▁A it ken ▁bought ▁Kent ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁s elling ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁purchase ▁to ▁a ▁Mr ▁Pow ell ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁latter ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁Brig ad ier ▁Kno x , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁all ▁except ▁ ▁to ▁Alex ▁C res wick . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 / 6 9 , ▁Hook er - R ex ▁Est ates ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁C res wick ▁family , ▁some ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁housing ▁estate . ▁The ▁Education ▁Department ▁bought ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁Kent ▁Park ▁primary ▁school ▁now