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List of Olmsted parks in Seattle

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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. The planning continued in several phases, culminating in the final Olmsted-planned park, Washington Park Arboretum in 1936.

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The existing Seattle Parks and Recreation system has been described as "one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems in the country".

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.

    References

    List of Olmsted parks in Seattle Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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