role of the oldsted firm in the development and design of Boston's small parks, playgrounds and public squares, 1897-1915.
Published: 1985
Language: eng
Number of pages: 35
Subjects: Olmsted, John Charles.; Area measurement -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Open Space.; Beaches -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Dates of Construction -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Parks.; Eliot, Charles.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Open Space -- Inventories.; Olmsted, Frederick, Jr.; Open spaces -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Inventories.; Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Playgrounds -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Swimming pools -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Square -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Description: ...a report on and inventory of parks, open space and playgrounds in Boston believed to be the work of John Charles Olmsted, Frederick Olmsted, Jr. and Charles Eliot; provides historic background, date of construction (or acquisition by the city), location, brief description, name changes, land area measurement in acres, neighborhood in which located, etc.; also includes a 1910 listing of public squares and an inventory of parkways, public beaches, pools, and public baths; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...