List of Olmsted parks in Seattle
In 1903, commissioned by the city of Seattle, Washington, the Olmsted Brothers landscape architects planned many of the parks in the City of Seattle as part of a comprehensive plan to create a greenbelt throughout the city.[1][2] The planning continued in several phases, culminating in the final Olmsted-planned park, Washington Park Arboretum in 1936.[1][3]
The existing Seattle Parks and Recreation system has been described as "one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems in the country".[4]
1903 plan
- Sunset Hill Park
- Green Lake Park
- Ravenna & Cowen Park
- Woodland Park
- Magnolia Bluff
- Interlaken Park
- Volunteer Park
- Cal Anderson Park
- Madrona Park
- Frink Park
- Colman Park
- Mount Baker Park
- Jefferson Park
- Seward Park
1908 plan
- Hiawatha Playfield
- Schmitz Park
- Lincoln Park
Other
- Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (current University of Washington main campus)
The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation department lists a number of other parks, playgrounds, and playfields "influenced or recommended" by the Olmsteds, including the city's largest park: 534-acre (2.16 km2) Discovery Park.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Park History - Olmsted Parks, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation, retrieved 2012-01-12
- ^ HistoryLink and Friends of Olmsted Parks (September 29, 2004), "Olmsted Park Plans for Seattle Cybertour", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
- ^ Botanic Gardens: History, University of Washington, retrieved 2011-01-12
- ^ Kathy Mulady (April 1, 2003), City celebrates park pioneer Olmsted, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2012-01-12
Further reading
- Valerie Easton (April 27, 2003), "The Olmsted Legacy: Masters of Green / From Street to Shore, a Living Legacy of Distinctive Public Places", Pacific Northwest magazine, The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-01-12
- Frederick Law Olmsted, Metro Parks Tacoma, January 9, 2011, archived from the original on 2007-10-28, retrieved 2012-01-12
- David B. Williams, A Brief History of Seattle's Olmsted Legacy, Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks (hosted at Seattle Parks and Recreation), retrieved 2012-01-12