Memorial Park master plan

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Memorial Park master plan

Entry/Object ID

2021.54.8

Tags

Library records not in public view

Description

72 pages, various paging in Appendix : illustrations, plans; 28 cm Memorial Park master plan. March 2013 by Memorial Park Association. In 2013 the board adopted a Master Plan, based on the recommendations of Atlanta landscape architect David Sacks. The goals of the Master Plan are designed to restore the luster of the park, enhance its appeal to today’s visitors, and pass along intact to future generations the unique beauty and character of this spot... from https://memparkjax.org/park-history/. Contents: Executive summary -- Park overview & significance (C. A. Pillars; Life sculpture; Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects) -- Historical development -- Master plan recommendations (Master plan goals; Site master plan; Historical integrity) -- General / Infrastructure recommendations (Circulation; Views and vistas;; Bulkhead; Site drainage; Park utilities; Offsite utilities) -- Architectural & hardscape recommendations (Park office; Sculpture conservation and maintenance; Fountain restoration; Balustrades; Entry walls and piers; Perimeter walls & fences; Walkways; Benches; Site furnishings; Signage & donor recognition; Flagpole; Lighting & site power) -- Landscape recommendations (Spatial organization; Plantings; Lawns; Irrigation; Soils) -- Implementation & phasing (Implementation; Phasing; Maintenance; Security) -- Appendix (List of drawings in archival collections; Selected historical drawings; Selected historical correspondence & records). Memorial Park Association Board of Trustees included Jake Ingram -- Susan C. Grandin -- Barbara H. Arnold -- Patricia M. Houlihan -- Holly Keris -- Paula N. Lamb -- Elizabeth G. McRae -- Caroline C. Powell -- Joan A. Van Vieck. Memorial Park Association was founded in 1986 by Mrs. Judson (Ann Wright) Freeman as a Not-for-Profit 501 (C)3 corporation, for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and beautifying Memorial Park. This plan was funded by the Memorial Park Association. Includes untitled cd that contains a digital copy of the report. Includes 9 separate files. History: In 1918, upon learning of the signing of the Armistice ending the World War on Nov.11th, the Jacksonville Rotary Club, led by George Hardee, puts forth a proposal for a memorial to Florida's war dead, to be paid for by the citizens of the region and erected in a new park in Jacksonville. In 1919, a Citizens Committee was formed to plan the park led by George Hardee, Morgan Gress, Ninah Cummer, Edith Gray and Mary B. Cline. Over the following years, the Committee selects Charles Pillars to create a sculpture, asks Dr. Hume for suggestions for park designers, and raises money. In 1922 Ninah Cummer invites Olmstead Brothers representative J. F. Dawson to discuss the park. In 1923, Ninah Cummer worked with Dr. Hume of Glen St. Mary Nursery to review Olmstead Brothers Dawson's planting design. In 1924, construction is sufficiently completed for the sculpture to be set and the park is dedicated on Christmas Day. Many photographs. Includes copies of correspondence between Ninah Cummer and Mr. Dawson.

Collection

Memorial Park Collection, Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Memorial Park (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Cummer, Ninah Holden., Pillars, Charles Adrian, 1870-1937., Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold), 1875-1965., Dawson, James F. (James Frederick), 1874-1941., Rotary Club of Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Parks -- Florida -- Jacksonville.

Publication Details

Author

Memorial Park Association

Edition

spiral

Publisher

[Memorial Park Association]

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

[Jacksonville, Fla.]

Call No.

F 319 .J1 M46 2013