Last updated: June 11, 2024
Place
Summit County Metropolitan Park Board
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
In 1921, renowned landscape architect and former Olmsted firm employee Warren H. Manning was employed by F.A. Seiberling, cofounder of Goodyear Tire, to design the gardens for his estate. Manning, who by now had formed his own practice but kept a close relationship with Olmsted Brothers, brought the young architect Harold S. Wagner to assist.
Four years later, F.A. Seiberling was named a Summit County Parks Commissioner, with Wagner becoming the park district’s first director and secretary. Olmsted Brothers were hired to create a plan for the proposed park system for Summit County, and the areas recommended for preservation, which they submitted in September 1925.
The main challenge Olmsted Brothers faced was choosing which places among the many beautiful areas they saw in Summit County to include in their recommendations for a park system. While Seiberling wanted Frederick Law Olmsted Jr to come out to Ohio, there were other projects that took precedence. Nonetheless, Olmsted assigned two of his finest landscape architects to the project — W.B. Marquis and E.C. Whiting.
Source: "History of the Metro Parks," Summit Metro Parks
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Four years later, F.A. Seiberling was named a Summit County Parks Commissioner, with Wagner becoming the park district’s first director and secretary. Olmsted Brothers were hired to create a plan for the proposed park system for Summit County, and the areas recommended for preservation, which they submitted in September 1925.
The main challenge Olmsted Brothers faced was choosing which places among the many beautiful areas they saw in Summit County to include in their recommendations for a park system. While Seiberling wanted Frederick Law Olmsted Jr to come out to Ohio, there were other projects that took precedence. Nonetheless, Olmsted assigned two of his finest landscape architects to the project — W.B. Marquis and E.C. Whiting.
Source: "History of the Metro Parks," Summit Metro Parks
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr