Last updated: June 11, 2024
Place
Sherman Park
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Of the ten neighborhood parks designed by Olmsted Brothers in 1904 Chicago, Sherman Park is the largest clocking in at 60-acres. John Charles Olmsted led the design for Sherman Park, with the design’s most significant element being a closed-loop lagoon that parallels the park’s boundaries, covering about two-thirds of the parkland.
From the picturesque lagoon, an island meadow was created with thinly planted trees enclosing the perimeter. Sherman Park was designed in a rectangular shape, with each of the four corners of the park containing a simple, neoclassical stone bridge for pedestrians, providing access to the island and connecting the drives that circle the park.
Source: "Sherman Park," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
From the picturesque lagoon, an island meadow was created with thinly planted trees enclosing the perimeter. Sherman Park was designed in a rectangular shape, with each of the four corners of the park containing a simple, neoclassical stone bridge for pedestrians, providing access to the island and connecting the drives that circle the park.
Source: "Sherman Park," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr