Elmwood Park (Syracuse, New York)

Elmwood Park is located in the southwestern portion of Syracuse, New York. The park was originally built and opened as a privately owned park in 1893. It is significant as an example of such parks from the Pleasure Ground Era. After the site was purchased by the city of Syracuse in 1927, bridges, embankments, walls and stairs built of wood and stone were added, making the park also representative of the Reform Park Era.[2][3] The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Elmwood Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Glenwood Ave., South Ave., City Boundary, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates	43°1′3″N 76°10′5″W
Built	1890
MPS	Historic Designed Landscapes of Syracuse MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000439[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 2005

Gallery

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  1830s stone mill
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  Furnace Brook Dam
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  One of two remaining stone bridges over Furnace Brook
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  The second remaining stone bridge
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  One of many stone retaining walls
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  One of thirteen stone stairways
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  Another stairway
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  Another stairway
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  Gateposts at east entrance

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Opalka, Anthony (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elmwood Park". Retrieved 2009-01-01. and Accompanying 9 photos
3. Dudley C. Breed, Jr.; Marc J. Morfei; Christine B. Lozner; Peter V. Auyer (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: The Historic Designed Landscapes of Syracuse, New York" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)