A curious feature of the Concert Grove was the pair of granite drinking fountains placed at either end of the lakeside concourse. Their design dates from 1872 and was unlike the carved stonework throughout the Concert Grove though they clearly relate to the decorative buttresses on the Nethermead Arches which Calvert Vaux had designed with … More Part 2(f)- Drinking Fountains at the Concert Grove
With the centennial of the founding of the United States approaching in 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill in March of 1871 to establish a commission charged with creating an exposition to commemorate the event. Philadelphia was chosen as host and on April 1, 1873 a formal committee was appointed and a competition … More Part 3(a) — The 1876 Centennial Exposition
Feb 2, 1824 – Born at Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. ca. 1828-1834 – Home-schooled 1834-1835 – Attended Mrs. Clark’s school, Newport, Isle of Wight 1836 – Attended Horsington School, Somerset, England. 1837-1839 – Returned to Newport, Isle of Wight to finish formal education 1839-1844 – Articled to Thomas Hellyer of Ryde, Isle of Wight. List of … More Part 1(c) – Chronology of Projects by Robert Jewell Withers
Within days of Edward Hager being awarded the contract to construct the sheltered seating at the boat landing as well as the original contract to erect the Spire-house, John R. Munroe (1828-1916) was awarded the contract to erect the Boathouse and refectory in Delaware Park. It was perhaps at that time when the park commissioners … More Part 2(e) continued — The Boathouse, Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y.
The Architecture of Thomas Wisedell 