Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Seward Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Indicated as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this space has been treated as an open landscaped area since its first improvement in the 1880s. It is located within the Nation... More
Farragut Square Ginkgo, 17th Street, Northwest, between I and K street...
See also HABS DC-671 and HALS DC-5 for related documentation. Significance: The Farragut Square Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a character defining feature of Farragut Square and is significant because of its size, ... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Montrose Park Tulip Poplar , Montrose Park, clearing in northwest corn...
See also HABS DC-697 for related documentation. Significance: The Montrose Park Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is significant because of its longevity and picturesque setting. Moreover, due to its large... More
Oklahoma City Civic Center, Bounded by N. Shartel Avenue to the West, ...
Drawings 1-3 are copyright and are deposited in the field notes. Significance: The plan for the Civic Center Complex was included in the first and last completed comprehensive city plan for Oklahoma City that w... More
Washington Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included on the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans of the city, this was the first circle to be landscaped as a park. It offers vistas down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House, northeast up New Ha... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Thomas Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included as open space on both L'Enfant's and Ellicott's plans of the city, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 1871. The equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. George Tho... More
Thomas Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included as open space on both L'Enfant's and Ellicott's plans of the city, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 1871. The equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. George Tho... More
Folger Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: First designated as an open space no Ellicott's plan, Folger Park has been used as a park since it was first landscaped in 1882-84. Its current design represents the park restoration program initi... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century St...
On mount: American Views. Standard Series. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Montrose Park Tulip Poplar , Montrose Park, clearing in northwest corn...
See also HABS DC-697 for related documentation. Significance: The Montrose Park Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is significant because of its longevity and picturesque setting. Moreover, due to its large... More
Mount Vernon Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Located on the Eight Street axis, L'Enfant designated this intersection as a site to be improved by one of the states, this major intersection was the site of a nineteenth century market. Since th... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Lincoln Park, Lily Pool, 125 Fullerton Drive between Stockton Drive an...
3rd Place Winner - 2016 HALS Challenge: Documenting National Register Listed Landscapes Significance: The Lincoln Park Lily Pool is significant to the development of landscape architecture as an exemplary work ... More
Mount Vernon Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Located on the Eight Street axis, L'Enfant designated this intersection as a site to be improved by one of the states, this major intersection was the site of a nineteenth century market. Since th... More
Farragut Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
See also HALS Nos. DC-4 and -5 for related documentation. Significance: Included as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 18... More
San Antonio River Walk, 418 Villita Street, San Antonio, Bexar County,...
Significance: Its Native American name was Yanaguana, which means "refreshing waters," but the San Antonio River (as a Spanish priest named it in 1691) has not always been so appreciated. Its infrequent, but ex... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century St...
On mount: People Series. American Views. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Dumbarton Oaks American Beech Grove , Dumbarton Oaks Park, 1703 32nd S...
See also HABS DC-571 for related documentation. Significance: The trees of the Dumbarton Oaks American Beech Grove (Fagus grandifolia) are significant because of their longevity and association with Beatrix Jon... More
Oklahoma City Civic Center, Bounded by N. Shartel Avenue to the West, ...
Drawings 1-3 are copyright and are deposited in the field notes. Significance: The plan for the Civic Center Complex was included in the first and last completed comprehensive city plan for Oklahoma City that w... More
Seward Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Indicated as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this space has been treated as an open landscaped area since its first improvement in the 1880s. It is located within the Nation... More
Farragut Square Ginkgo, 17th Street, Northwest, between I and K street...
See also HABS DC-671 and HALS DC-5 for related documentation. Significance: The Farragut Square Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a character defining feature of Farragut Square and is significant because of its size, ... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
Folger Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: First designated as an open space no Ellicott's plan, Folger Park has been used as a park since it was first landscaped in 1882-84. Its current design represents the park restoration program initi... More
Folger Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: First designated as an open space no Ellicott's plan, Folger Park has been used as a park since it was first landscaped in 1882-84. Its current design represents the park restoration program initi... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Central Park south. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.
Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
Main Gate and Auburn Oaks at Toomer’s Corner , Entrance to Auburn Univ...
2013 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Toomer's Corner is Auburn's town center which hosts celebrations of athletic victories, political and religious speeches, breaking news, and town... More
Mount Vernon Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Located on the Eight Street axis, L'Enfant designated this intersection as a site to be improved by one of the states, this major intersection was the site of a nineteenth century market. Since th... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Thomas Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included as open space on both L'Enfant's and Ellicott's plans of the city, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 1871. The equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. George Tho... More
Thomas Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included as open space on both L'Enfant's and Ellicott's plans of the city, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 1871. The equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. George Tho... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
The terrace, Central Park, N.Y. New York (state) 19th Century Stereosc...
On mount: American Series. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.
An interpretive display within the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, a 32-a...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The display recalls a visit to the area in 1806 by Rocky Mountain explorer Zebulon Pike (for whom Pikes Peak is named). It includes de... More
Oklahoma City Civic Center, Bounded by N. Shartel Avenue to the West, ...
Drawings 1-3 are copyright and are deposited in the field notes. Significance: The plan for the Civic Center Complex was included in the first and last completed comprehensive city plan for Oklahoma City that w... More
Oklahoma City Civic Center, Bounded by N. Shartel Avenue to the West, ...
Drawings 1-3 are copyright and are deposited in the field notes. Significance: The plan for the Civic Center Complex was included in the first and last completed comprehensive city plan for Oklahoma City that w... More
Seward Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Indicated as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this space has been treated as an open landscaped area since its first improvement in the 1880s. It is located within the Nation... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Farragut Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
See also HALS Nos. DC-4 and -5 for related documentation. Significance: Included as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 18... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
Rawlins Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Designated as an open space on Ellicott's plan of the city, this reservation has been used continuously as a park since it was first improved in 1873. The statue of Gen. John Rawlins is listed on ... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Lafayette Square, Bounded by West Lafayette, North Arlington, West Lan...
Significance: One of a number of urban squares established in West Baltimore in the nineteenth century to encourage new residential development west of the city center, Lafayette Square defined fashionable city... More
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Lincoln Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: L'Enfant designated a large park one mile east of the U.S. Capitol at the convergence of four avenues. Set aside as a large rectangle on the Ellicott Plan, it has been landscaped as a park since t... More
Skyline Park, 1500-1800 Arapaho Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: Lawrence Halprin (b. 1916) is an internationally acclaimed landscape architect and urban designer. His firm, Lawrence Halprin Associates of San Francisco, California, produced numerous designs re... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Logan Circle, Vermont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, & Thirteenth Street...
Significance: Included as open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this intersection comprised of a large circular reservation flanked by four smaller ones, has features landscaped park land since it... More
Farragut Square, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
See also HALS Nos. DC-4 and -5 for related documentation. Significance: Included as an open space on both the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans, this reservation has served as a park since its first improvement in 18... More
Farragut Square Ginkgo, 17th Street, Northwest, between I and K street...
See also HABS DC-671 and HALS DC-5 for related documentation. Significance: The Farragut Square Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a character defining feature of Farragut Square and is significant because of its size, ... More
San Antonio River Walk, 418 Villita Street, San Antonio, Bexar County,...
Significance: Its Native American name was Yanaguana, which means "refreshing waters," but the San Antonio River (as a Spanish priest named it in 1691) has not always been so appreciated. Its infrequent, but ex... More
San Antonio River Walk, 418 Villita Street, San Antonio, Bexar County,...
Significance: Its Native American name was Yanaguana, which means "refreshing waters," but the San Antonio River (as a Spanish priest named it in 1691) has not always been so appreciated. Its infrequent, but ex... More
Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Significance: The plaza is significant for its association with the series of post-WWII urban renewal projects that begun in the late 1950s and continued into the 1970s in downtown Minneapolis. The plaza is a d... More
Washington Circle, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: Included on the L'Enfant and Ellicott plans of the city, this was the first circle to be landscaped as a park. It offers vistas down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House, northeast up New Ha... More
The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...
Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More