Cazenovia Park-South Park System

Cazenovia Park-South Park System
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Location South Park, NW along McKinley Pkwy. to Cazenovia Park, NW along McKinley Pkwy. to Heacock Park, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°50′22″N 78°49′16″W / 42.83944°N 78.82111°W / 42.83944; -78.82111Coordinates: 42°50′22″N 78°49′16″W / 42.83944°N 78.82111°W / 42.83944; -78.82111
Area 366.1 acres (148.2 ha)
Architect Olmsted,Frederick Law
MPS Olmsted Parks and Parkways TR
NRHP Reference # 82005028[1]
Added to NRHP March 30, 1982

Cazenovia Park-South Park System is a historic park system located in the South Buffalo neighborhood at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The interconnected set of parkways and parks was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of his parks plan for the city of Buffalo.

The system consists of the following elements:[2]

1) Heacock Place: A three-acre park site that forms the beginning of the Cazenovia Park-South Park System.[2]
2) McKinley Parkway (formerly Southside Parkway): Connects Heacock Place to South Park.[2] Named for President William McKinley.
3) McClellan Circle (formerly Woodside Circle): A 500-foot right-of-way at the juncture of McKinley Parkway, Red Jacket Parkway, Choate Avenue, and Whitfield Avenue.[2] Named for General George B. McClellan.
4) Red Jacket Parkway: Connects McClellan Circle to Cazenovia Park.[2] Named for Red Jacket.
5) Cazenovia Park: An irregularly shaped rectangular parkland plot bisected by Cazenovia Creek. The park features a branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, swimming pool, golf course, and baseball fields. Contributing structures are the Cazenovia Park Casino (1912) and Shelter House (1902).[2]
6) McKinley Circle (formerly South Parkway Circle): Traversed by McKinley Parkway and Dorrance Avenue; connects McKinley Parkway to South Park.[2]
7) South Park: An irregularly shaped square parkland plot of 155 acres. The main entrance is at the intersection of McKinley Parkway and South Park Avenue. The park is home to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Recreational development of the park began in 1915 with the golf course. Contributing structures are the South Park Botanical Gardens Conservatory (1889, rebuilt 1930) and Golf Shelter (ca. 1927).[2]

The park system was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Claire L. Ross (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Olmsted Parks and Parkways Thematic Resources". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Notifications". and "Meeting minutes".

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