Object Details
Landscape architect
Parsons, Samuel H., Jr.
Creator
Parsons, Fannie Griscom, park administrator
Provenance
Tibbetts, Eleanor Sears
Collection Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Sears & Wendell
Olmsted Brothers
Harvard University
American Society of Landscape Architects
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles about the park and the childrens garden, and additional information.
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General
DeWitt Clinton Park is located in the former Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan (now known as Clinton), between West 52nd and 54th Streets and 11th Avenue and the West Side Highway. Originally larger than its current size (5.8 acres), the park was designed around 1901 by landscape architect Samuel Parsons, Jr.,as a playground and community garden for children (featuring more than 350 individual plots). The design also incorporated natural elements such as rocks and trees and featured striking views of the Hudson River and Palisades.The driving force behind the park was Frances (Fannie) Griscom Parsons (no relation to the designer), and her name on the box of images held by the Archives of American Gardens has enabled their identification. Over the years the original design of the park has been compromised and modified to accommodate construction, development, and the changing needs of the urban community.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include Fannie Griscom Parsons (park administrator, ca. 1901-1910) and Samuel Parsons, Jr. (landscape architect, ca. 1901-1910).
Place
DeWitt Clinton Park (New York, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- New York
Topic
Gardens -- New York -- Manhattan
Landscape architect
Parsons, Samuel H., Jr.
Creator
Parsons, Fannie Griscom, park administrator
Provenance
Tibbetts, Eleanor Sears
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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / New York
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, File NY251
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Fannie Griscom Parsons, "The Second Children's Farm School in New York City," Charities: A Weekly Review of Local and General Philanthropy, XI (July-December 1903), pp. 220-223.
Garden has been featured in Henry Parsons, Children's Gardens for Health, Pleasure, and Education (New York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1910).
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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Record ID
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