Search results
However, the Olmsted Brothers assimilated it into its plan for Seattle parks, and the city of Seattle bought Bailey Peninsula in 1911 for $322,000, and named the park after William H. Seward, former United States Secretary of State, who was known for negotiating the Alaska Purchase.
Seward Park. In the aftermath of the successful Alaska-Yukon Exposition of 1909, the new park was named after William H. Seward, Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State who arranged for the purchase of Alaska. In the first few years trails and a picnic area were built in the park.
In 1911, the city of Seattle purchased Seward Park for a sum of $322,000. The Park was named for William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State, who was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
Jun 11, 2024 · Quick Facts. Location: Seattle, WA. Significance: Olmsted Designed Park. MANAGED BY: Seattle Parks and Recreation. The Olmsted firm, then Olmsted Brothers after the death of Frederick Sr., were commissioned by the City of Seattle to prepare a comprehensive system of parks and boulevards.
Sep 3, 2010 · It was a key element in the plan proposed for Seattle's park system by the famed Olmsted Brothers in 1903. After the city acquired the land, in 1911, the Olmsted firm designed Seward Park as the anchor of a scenic boulevard system that runs north for several miles along the lake.
The Olmsted Brothers firm was well known for designing New York’s Central Park and Boston’s “Emerald Necklace” of parks when they began their work in Seattle in 1903. Their work in Seattle spanned 34 years, culminating in the design of 37 parks and playgrounds.
Nov 9, 2011 · In 1903, the Olmsted Brothers — the noted landscape-design firm that also designed New York City’s Central Park — eyed Seward Park in a similar way. They dubbed the old growth there the...
