Month: July 2023

Part 7 – Mt. Vernon Square, Baltimore, MD.

July 26, 2023

In 1875, members to the Baltimore City Council sought $40,000 towards the renovation of the four parks that served as approaches to the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Square.   The monument was originally designed by Robert Mills and constructed between 1815 and 1829 to honor George Washington and was erected on John Eager Howard’s estate … More Part 7 – Mt. Vernon Square, Baltimore, MD.

Part 6 – The City/ County Building, Buffalo, NY.

July 2, 2023

In the fall of 1875, Dennis Bowen of the Buffalo Parks Commission asked Frederick Law Olmsted to plan the grounds surrounding the new City and County Hall which was to be completed in the spring of 1876. The building had been designed in 1871 by the Rochester, N.Y. architect Andrew Jackson Warner who was also … More Part 6 – The City/ County Building, Buffalo, NY.