Object Details
- General note
- The Riverway is one of the sections of "The Parkway," Frederick Law Olmsted's grand design for a continuous green corridor (also known as the Emerald Necklace) running from the Charles River to Franklin Park. Following the course of the Muddy River from the Back Bay Fens, The Riverway was given its designation by a Boston Metropolitan Park Commissioners' 1887 vote as the area running from the Fens to upper Huntington Avenue and Leverett Pond. Construction of paths and bridges, grading, and planting of the section were substantially completed by 1895. The bulk of the images in this series were taken by Thomas W. Sears in 1907 and document both the Boston and Brookline sides of the river. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy spearheads contemporary efforts to preserve and restore The Riverway and other sections of "The Parkway" system.
- Persons associated with the site include Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect, ca. 1880-1895).
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
- Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot
- Olmsted Brothers
- Collection Creator
- McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
- American Rose Society
- Place
- The Riverway (Boston, Massachusetts)
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Suffolk County -- Boston
- Emerald Necklace (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
- Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot
- Olmsted Brothers
- See more items in
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Massachusetts
- Date
- 1900-1930
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.MCF, File MA132
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Bibliography
- Site has been featured in Frederick Law Olmsted, "The Metropolitan Park System of Boston," Transactions of The American Society of Landscape Architects From its Inception in 1899 to the End of 1908 (1912), pp. 56-65. Site has been featured in Norman T. Newton, Design on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture (Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971), pp. 299-306, 597.
- Scope and Contents note
- The folders include worksheets, maps, photocopies of articles and book excerpts, and additional information.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1504732814211-1504732814902-2
