Tag: Prospect Park

Part 2(f)- Drinking Fountains at the Concert Grove

October 29, 2022

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

Part 2(c) – The Concert Grove House and Pavilion

May 5, 2022

When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux were laying out the Concert Grove in 1869-70, they intended for an open-air shelter with outdoor seating in front of a “Building for Attendants, Water Closets, etc.” which was to have restrooms, coat rooms and a coffee shop. The size and scope of this building was soon expanded … More Part 2(c) – The Concert Grove House and Pavilion