Metropolitan Park Commission engineers
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Metropolitan Park Commission engineers were late 19th- and early 20th-century civil engineers responsible for planning and constructing key elements of the Boston-area metropolitan park and parkway system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group of civil engineers
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historical profession → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Boston metropolitan region
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolvedOrAbolished |
early 20th century
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| employer |
Metropolitan Park Commission
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| field |
civil engineering
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| hasDuty |
coordination with landscape architects
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design of bridges within parkways → design of roads within parks → designing parkway alignments → designing retaining walls and embankments → ensuring structural safety of park infrastructure → integrating transportation and recreation needs → managing drainage and grading for parks and parkways → overseeing construction contracts → preparing engineering plans and specifications → protecting natural scenery through engineering design → surveying park and parkway routes → |
| hasRole |
construction supervision
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design of parkways → infrastructure planning → landscape-related engineering → planning of parks → |
| inception |
1890s
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| industry |
public works
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| influencedBy |
City Beautiful movement
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late 19th-century urban reform ideas → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| location |
Boston metropolitan area
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Massachusetts → |
| notableWork |
Boston-area metropolitan park system
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Boston-area parkway system → |
| partOf |
Boston metropolitan park system development
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Metropolitan Park Commission staff → early metropolitan planning efforts in the United States → |
| responsibleFor |
constructing key elements of the Boston-area metropolitan park system
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constructing key elements of the Boston-area parkway system → planning key elements of the Boston-area metropolitan park system → planning key elements of the Boston-area parkway system → |
| sector |
government
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| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| uses |
civil engineering design standards of the period
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surveying instruments → |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Greater Boston → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Revere Beach Parkway
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designedBy |