Ashland Park / Olmsted Brothers In KY
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krsmith2
N 38° 02.038 W 084° 29.017
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Henry Clay descendants had Olmsted Brothers to design Ashland Park Neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WMEWNQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2012
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Ashland Park
In 1904, descendants of Henry Clay hired famed landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted, to design Ashland Park neighborhood on the 600-acre estate. Constructed over a 15-year perion, development was completed around 1930. The brothers designed U.S. Capitol & White House grounds, and the Chicago World's Fair 1893.
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Olmsted Brothers In KY
This landscape design firm from Brookline, Mass. helped design the park system in Louisville and the grounds of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. In Lexington, they consulted on the master plan for the University of Kentucky, Ashland Park & Transylvania Park neighborhoods and Woodland Park.
Ashland Park Neighborhood Association
Marker Name: Ashland Park / Olmsted Brothers In KY
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 2305
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Ashland Park Neighborhood Association, Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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