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It‚Äö?Ñ?¥s an Olmsted Design, but Some Residents Can‚Äö?Ñ?¥t Navigate the Park05-17-07 | News

It?EUR??,,????'???s an Olmsted Design, but Some Residents Can?EUR??,,????'???t Navigate the Park




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The design of Whitman Park in Whitman, Mass. was begun by Frederick Law Olmsted. The park was completed after his death by his son, Frederick Jr., and stepson Charles.





The gravel walkways in the restored 14-acre Whitman Park make access by wheel chair difficult.


It?EUR??,,????'???s an Olmsted Design, but Some Residents Can?EUR??,,????'???t Navigate the Park The Enterprise (southofboston.com) reports the gravel walkways in the restored 14-acre Whitman Park in Mass. is not accessible for wheel chair-bound people.

Whitman Park is on the National Historic Register. It was restored with the oversight of the Friends of the Whitman Park beginning in Jan. 2000. The restoration was to the original landscape design of Frederick Law Olmsted, and did not take into account wheel chair access. The restoration effort was funded by a state grant and supplemented by selling 43 memorial park benches.

In 2003, the Mass. Historical Commission presented the Whitman Park Restoration Project a Historic Preservation Award.




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