Helen Bullard

Helen Bullard (1896-1987) was a landscape architect.[1] In 1918 she earned a B.S. in landscape architecture (which was then called landscape art) from Cornell University.[1][2] She worked as William Manning's Boston office's chief plantsman and planting designer from 1921 until 1935.[1][2] She became Junior Landscape Architect for the New York State Department of Public Works in 1938 and stayed there until her retirement in 1964.[2] She was also a landscape architect for the 1939 New York World's Fair.[2]

She worked on community pageants and private estates, and did projects for the Long Island State Park Commission, Rye Beach Park, and the Southern State Parkway.[2] She also lectured on city planning, garden design, gardening issues, and housing.[1] She never had an independent practice.[3]

The Helen Bullard Papers, 1920-1950 are held as Collection Number: 6501 at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University Library.[2]

References
  1. "Helen Elise Bullard | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". Tclf.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. "Guide to the Helen Bullard Papers,1920-1950". Rmc.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. Cynthia Zaitzevsky (2009). Long Island Landscapes and the Women who Designed Them. Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-0-393-73124-8.
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