List of Olmsted parks in Seattle

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.[1][2] The planning continued in several phases, culminating in the final Olmsted-planned park, Washington Park Arboretum in 1936.[1][3]

The existing Seattle Parks and Recreation system has been described as "one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems in the country".[4] In 2016, the Olmsted parks system was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a multiple property submission.[5]

1903 plan

1908 plan

Other

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.[1]

References
  1. Park History - Olmsted Parks, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation, retrieved 2012-01-12
  2. HistoryLink and Friends of Olmsted Parks (September 29, 2004), Olmsted Park Plans for Seattle Cybertour, HistoryLink
  3. Botanic Gardens: History, University of Washington, archived from the original on 2010-09-21, retrieved 2011-01-12
  4. Kathy Mulady (April 1, 2003), City celebrates park pioneer Olmsted, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2012-01-12
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Seattle's Olmsted Parks and Boulevards (1903–68)" (PDF). National Park Service. December 15, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

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