West Fairmount Park
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park Commission 1870 topographical surveys
Collection
Identifier: FP.2024.003
Abstract
Partial set of preliminary topographic surveys used as the basis for Fairmount Park construction plans and maps.
Dates:
c. 1870
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to West Fairmount Park, 1859-1920
File
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1859-1920
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Land acquisition in West Fairmount Park (originals), 1873-1876
File
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1873-1876
Fairmount Park Commission Engineering: Division of time for West Park, 1870
File — Shelf 31, Box: 28
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1870
Fairmount Park: Fairmount Park Adjoining Lands Study - (2) Fairmount Park East and West, 1999 December
Item — Shelf 16
Dates:
1999 December
Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.004
Abstract
Items in this collection relate to East and West Fairmount Park, the original components of what has become the vast Fairmount Park system. Unique in its composition, these areas not only contain naturalist landscapes, but they are also home to a truly diverse set of historic and functional structures. In addition to a vast trail system and traditional recreational facilities (such as swimming pools and baseball diamonds), these parks are also home to an array of 18th and 19th century...
Dates:
c. 1750-2023
Fairmount Park "Progress Thru Action" 1970 Photo Album
Collection — Shelf 6
Identifier: FP.2024.001
Scope and Contents
Album depicting Fairmount Park Commission people, locations, and events from the year 1970. Also contains newspaper clippings and ephemera. Compiled and created by Rickey Bucciero, a Fairmount Park carpenter and Benjamin Franklin impersonator at Fairmount Park events.
Dates:
1970
Fairmount Park System, WPA construction: West Fairmount Park proposals, 1942
File — Shelf 34, Box: 37
Dates:
1942
John Ferguson to ride bicycles in West Park on Thanksgiving Day, 1880 November 12
Item — Drawer 8.5
Dates:
1880 November 12