Park system plans for Rochester, New York

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Park system plans for Rochester, New York are early 20th-century urban landscape designs that shaped the city’s interconnected parks and boulevards, created by landscape architect John Charles Olmsted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landscape architecture work
urban park system plan
aimedTo integrate green spaces into the urban fabric of Rochester
provide recreational landscapes for city residents
appliesTo park system of Rochester, New York
public open space in Rochester, New York
appliesToJurisdiction Rochester, New York NERFINISHED
associatedWith Olmsted Brothers firm NERFINISHED
author John Charles Olmsted NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Charles Olmsted NERFINISHED
describedBySource historical records of Rochester park development
designedFor municipal government of Rochester, New York NERFINISHED
documentedIn city planning and landscape architecture literature
fieldOfWork landscape architecture
urban planning
genre city plan
landscape architecture plan
hasEffect guiding long-term park system development in Rochester
shaping Rochester’s boulevards
shaping Rochester’s interconnected parks
hasHistoricalSignificance development of municipal park systems in the United States
hasPart interconnected boulevards
interconnected parks
parkways
hasPerspective integration of transportation corridors with parkland
scenic and recreational use of urban land
hasQuality comprehensive citywide design
interconnected circulation network
inception early 20th century
influenced later modifications and expansions of Rochester’s park system
influencedBy Olmstedian landscape design principles
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York (state) NERFINISHED
location Rochester, New York NERFINISHED
mainSubject boulevards
landscape design
parkways
urban parks
urban planning
partOf Rochester park system history
publisher City of Rochester (New York) NERFINISHED
timePeriod Progressive Era NERFINISHED

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John Charles Olmsted notableWork Park system plans for Rochester, New York