Brandywine Park was the first city park established by the city of Wilmington, Delaware. It is located on the banks of Brandywine Creek, between Augustine Road and North Market Street. The park was established in 1886, and was designed by Samuel Canby, the city's parks commissioner, in consultation with Frederick Law Olmsted. Although initially laid out as a bucolic park with winding paths and roadways, it has since expanded to include active recreation facilities.[2]
The park is approximately 178 acres and it spans both the north and south banks of the Brandywine. Much of the park has been preserved as a mix of wilderness and open space with walking trails and scenic views of the creek and surrounding woods.[3] The open space section of the park includes two formal gardens, a rose garden and a cherry blossom garden.[4] The Brandywine Zoo was created in 1905 and now occupies 4.75 acres of the park.[5] Brandywine Park also includes active recreational facilities including playgrounds, athletic fields, and Baynard Stadium.[6]
brandywine, park, first, city, park, established, city, wilmington, delaware, located, banks, brandywine, creek, between, augustine, road, north, market, street, park, established, 1886, designed, samuel, canby, city, parks, commissioner, consultation, with, f. Brandywine Park was the first city park established by the city of Wilmington Delaware It is located on the banks of Brandywine Creek between Augustine Road and North Market Street The park was established in 1886 and was designed by Samuel Canby the city s parks commissioner in consultation with Frederick Law Olmsted Although initially laid out as a bucolic park with winding paths and roadways it has since expanded to include active recreation facilities 2 Brandywine ParkU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by Augustine 18th and Market Sts and Lovering Ave Wilmington DelawareCoordinates39 45 27 N 75 33 13 W 39 757424 N 75 553590 W 39 757424 75 553590Area175 acres 71 ha Built1886 1886 ArchitectSamuel CanbyNRHP reference No 76000574 1 original 81000192 1 increase Significant datesAdded to NRHPDecember 22 1976Boundary increaseJuly 23 1981The park is approximately 178 acres and it spans both the north and south banks of the Brandywine Much of the park has been preserved as a mix of wilderness and open space with walking trails and scenic views of the creek and surrounding woods 3 The open space section of the park includes two formal gardens a rose garden and a cherry blossom garden 4 The Brandywine Zoo was created in 1905 and now occupies 4 75 acres of the park 5 Brandywine Park also includes active recreational facilities including playgrounds athletic fields and Baynard Stadium 6 The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 1 It is a unit of Delaware s Wilmington State Parks See also editBrandywine Creek State Park National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington DelawareReferences edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Brandywine Park National Park Service Retrieved April 5 2014 Brandywine Park Friends of Wilmington Parks Archived from the original on November 21 2015 Retrieved November 20 2015 Mulchahey Chase Susan Park in Bloom Spring 2007 PDF Friends of Wilmington Parks Archived from the original PDF on July 14 2016 Retrieved November 20 2015 History of the Brandywine Zoo Brandywine Zoo Retrieved November 20 2015 Mulchahey Chase Susan Recreation in the Parks Fall 2001 PDF Friends of Wilmington Parks Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved November 20 2015 This article about a property in Delaware on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brandywine Park amp oldid 1168911305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
