In 1903, commissioned by the city of Seattle, Washington, the Olmsted Brothers landscape architects planned many of the parks in the City of Seattle as part of a comprehensive plan to create a greenbelt throughout the city.[1][2] The planning continued in several phases, culminating in the final Olmsted-planned park, Washington Park Arboretum in 1936.[1][3]
The existing Seattle Parks and Recreation system has been described as "one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems in the country".[4] In 2016, the Olmsted parks system was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a multiple property submission.[5]
- ^ a b Park History - Olmsted Parks, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation, retrieved 2012-01-12
- ^ HistoryLink and Friends of Olmsted Parks (September 29, 2004), "Olmsted Park Plans for Seattle Cybertour", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
- ^ Botanic Gardens: History, University of Washington, archived from the original on 2010-09-21, retrieved 2011-01-12
- ^ Kathy Mulady (April 1, 2003), City celebrates park pioneer Olmsted, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2012-01-12
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Seattle's Olmsted Parks and Boulevards (1903–68)" (PDF). National Park Service. December 15, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.