Last updated: May 24, 2024
Place
Bennett Park
Olmsted Archives, Job #00701, Buffalo, NY
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In Buffalo, which Frederick Law Olmsted described as his best planned city, the larger parks and parkways get most of the attention, while Olmsted’s designs for smaller parks, like Bennett Park, are often overlooked. In 1887, Olmsted would begin work on Bennett Park, originally called Bennett Place.
Named for the property owner of the land the city had acquired, Olmsted’s design for Bennett Park called for entrances at each corner of the rectangular property, with walks encircling a horseshoe shaped open lawn at the center. In addition to a shelter and gravel playground, thick plantings screen Bennett Park from the streets, concealing from the visitor that the park is extremely small.
Source: "Bennett Place (Bennett Park)," Olmsted in Buffalo
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Named for the property owner of the land the city had acquired, Olmsted’s design for Bennett Park called for entrances at each corner of the rectangular property, with walks encircling a horseshoe shaped open lawn at the center. In addition to a shelter and gravel playground, thick plantings screen Bennett Park from the streets, concealing from the visitor that the park is extremely small.
Source: "Bennett Place (Bennett Park)," Olmsted in Buffalo
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr