Entrance Ellipse and Summerhouse Paths
Summary
Montrose Park. At left is Landscape Architect Horace Peaslee's 1917 design for the Entrance Ellipse and relocated Summerhouse. A) Flagstone steps leading to the Entrance Ellipse; B) Brick paved Entrance Ellipse with redesigned center portion. Design plans incorporated features of the estate era into its use as a public park. The Entrance Ellipse was the formal park entry point, on the site of the former mansion.
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Date
1917
Source
National Parks Gallery
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication