Object Details
- General
- DeWitt Clinton Park is located in the former Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan (now known as Clinton), between West 52nd and 54th Streets and 11th Avenue and the West Side Highway. Originally larger than its current size (5.8 acres), the park was designed around 1901 by landscape architect Samuel Parsons, Jr.,as a playground and community garden for children (featuring more than 350 individual plots). The design also incorporated natural elements such as rocks and trees and featured striking views of the Hudson River and Palisades.The driving force behind the park was Frances (Fannie) Griscom Parsons (no relation to the designer), and her name on the box of images held by the Archives of American Gardens has enabled their identification. Over the years the original design of the park has been compromised and modified to accommodate construction, development, and the changing needs of the urban community.
- Persons and firms associated with the garden include Fannie Griscom Parsons (park administrator, ca. 1901-1910) and Samuel Parsons, Jr. (landscape architect, ca. 1901-1910).
- Landscape architect
- Parsons, Samuel H., Jr.
- Creator
- Parsons, Fannie Griscom, park administrator
- Provenance
- Tibbetts, Eleanor Sears
- Collection Creator
- Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
- Sears & Wendell
- Olmsted Brothers
- Harvard University
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Place
- DeWitt Clinton Park (New York, New York)
- United States of America -- New York -- New York
- Topic
- Gardens -- New York -- Manhattan
- Landscape architect
- Parsons, Samuel H., Jr.
- Creator
- Parsons, Fannie Griscom, park administrator
- Provenance
- Tibbetts, Eleanor Sears
- See more items in
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / New York
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.SRS, File NY251
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph 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
- Garden has been featured in Fannie Griscom Parsons, "The Second Children's Farm School in New York City," Charities: A Weekly Review of Local and General Philanthropy, XI (July-December 1903), pp. 220-223. Garden has been featured in Henry Parsons, Children's Gardens for Health, Pleasure, and Education (New York: Sturgis & Walton Company, 1910).
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles about the park and the childrens garden, 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-1562707900944-1562707902063-2
