Month: August 2022

Part 2(e) continued — Spire House, Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y.

August 17, 2022

Delaware Park was the largest of three parks Olmsted & Vaux had designed for Buffalo.  Construction began in 1869-1870 and in June of 1874, Frederick Law Olmsted was back in Buffalo giving recommendations for the next phase of the park’s construction.  At the July 5th commissioners meeting, it was decided to procure plans and elevations … More Part 2(e) continued — Spire House, Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y.

Part 2(e) — The Refectory, Buffalo, N.Y.

August 2, 2022

While Olmsted and Vaux were creating Central Park and Prospect Park (as well as other smaller projects), they were also producing a park system for Buffalo, New York, where Thomas Wisedell would play an important role assisting Calvert Vaux in designing park structures.  This commission came to Olmsted & Vaux in 1868 and is viewed … More Part 2(e) — The Refectory, Buffalo, N.Y.