January
F. L. Olmstead Submits Preliminary Plan for Layout of National Zoo
Year:
1890
Month:
september
Day:
4
Date:
Thu, 1890-09-04
SIA Image reference:
F.L. Olmsted & Co., Landscape Architects, Brookline, Massachusetts, submits a preliminary study of Rock Creek Park for the National Zoological Park. The plan shows a central developed plateau where most of the buildings are grouped. A winding carriage path leads through the Park to and from this area, with scattered exhibits visible from the pathway.