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1. www.philadelphiabuildings.org › pab › appLeavitt, Charles Wellford, Jr. (1871 - 1928) -- Philadelphia ...

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   Born in Riverton, NJ, Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr., received his early education at the Gunnery in Washington, CT, and at Cheltenham Academy in Cheltenham, PA. He began his career as an engineer in 1891, and by 1893 had secured a position with the New York Suburban Land Company. In 1894 Leavitt became city engineer for Essex Fells, NJ, and in ...

2. www.tclf.org › pioneer › charles-wellford-leavitt-jrCharles Wellford Leavitt, Jr. - TCLF

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   Pioneer Information. Born in Riverton, New Jersey, Leavitt received a private education at the Gunnery and the Cheltenham Military Academy. From 1891 to 1896, he gained experience in various aspects of civil engineering while working for the Caldwell (New Jersey) Railway; the New York Suburban Land Company; the town of Essex Fells, New Jersey ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Wellford_LeavittCharles Wellford Leavitt - Wikipedia

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   "Charles Wellford Leavitt, the Artist's Cousin" by Cecilia Beaux. Charles Wellford Leavitt (1871–1928) was an American landscape architect, urban planner, and civil engineer who designed everything from elaborate gardens on Long Island, New York and New Jersey estates to federal parks in Cuba, hotels in Puerto Rico, plans of towns in Florida, New York and elsewhere.

4. books.google.com › books › aboutAlong the Cooper River: Camden to Haddonfield - Google Books

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   From 1925 to 1928, landscape architect Charles Leavitt Jr. designed the plans for the 550-acre Cooper River Park. From 1935 to 1939, Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration carried out the plans to create open, gently sloping landscapes and wooded areas for recreation by dredging meadows and tidal wetlands.

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5. sah-archipedia.org › buildings › PA-01-CA5Mount Assisi (Charles Schwab Estate, “Limestone Castle”)

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   1919, Dana and Murphy; Charles Wellford Leavitt Jr., landscape architect. PA 1001 and Manor Dr. NW (PA 1005) Now home to an order of Franciscan monks, this was first the summer home of Charles Schwab, Andrew Carnegie's trusted lieutenant and the first president of the United States Steel Corporation. Eager to occupy the new property he named ...

6. sah-archipedia.org › Charles-Wellford-Leavitt-JrCharles Wellford Leavitt Jr. | SAH ARCHIPEDIA

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   LINKS. BUS Series ; Published for the Society of Architectural Historians by the University of Virginia Press ; ISBN: 978-0-8139-3348-1 © 2013-2023 Society of ...

7. www.tclf.org › landscapes › cooper-river-parkCooper River Park - TCLF

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   Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr. This 346-acre linear urban park spans five municipalities in Camden County and was developed between 1925 and 1940 by the county and its parks commission. The Cooper River Valley was settled in the 1680s and the river was first used for mills and the transport of goods.