Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District

Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District
Bathhouse archway in the district
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District is located in New York
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District is located in the United States
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District
LocationParkway and Pleasant St, Utica, New York
Coordinates43°4′47.16″N 75°13′56.07″W / 43.0797667°N 75.2322417°W / 43.0797667; -75.2322417
Area625 acres (253 ha)
Built1909
ArchitectFrederick Law Olmsted Jr., Edward C. Whiting
NRHP reference No.08000594[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 03, 2008

Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District is a national historic district located at Utica in Oneida County, New York, United States. It consists of four contributing historic elements: a historic right-of-way known as the Memorial Parkway and the three large parks it connects: Roscoe Conkling Park, F.T. Proctor Park, and T.R. Proctor Park. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, 26 contributing structures, and five contributing objects. The park and parkway system was designed between 1908 and 1914 by the firm of Olmsted Brothers Landscape Associates, headed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.[2] The Utica Zoo is located in Roscoe Conkling Park.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#08000594)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Raymond W. Smith (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2010. See also: "Accompanying eight photos". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2010.