▁fields , ▁and ▁the ▁shed ▁for ▁ 1 5 0 ▁horses ▁soon ▁became ▁in ade qu ate ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁coming ▁there . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁many ▁meet ings ▁for ▁of ▁St am ford ▁Common ▁Council ▁were ▁held ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁En nis ' ▁Park ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁On ▁Hall owe en ▁night ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Mayor ▁H omer ▁C umm ings ▁cast ▁the ▁dec iding ▁vote ▁that ▁turned ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁park . ▁The ▁park , ▁originally ▁called ▁Hall owe en ▁Park , ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁civil ▁engineer ▁George ▁Stad el . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course ▁was ▁built ▁there , ▁and ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁C umm ings ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers ▁house ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁F os d ick ▁Sy nd icate , ▁later ▁called ▁the ▁Sh ipp an ▁Man or ▁Company . ▁L . D . ▁Mar ri ott ▁opened ▁the ▁Man or ▁School ▁there . ▁A ▁three - story ▁d orm itory ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁St am ford ▁Military ▁Academy . ▁Years ▁later ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁Mas see ▁School . ▁A ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Sh ipp an ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁school