Gray, A. Donald (Albert Donald), 1891-1939.

Notable landscape architect and designer in Cleveland, Ohio from 1920-39. Gray worked briefly with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., in Brookline, Mass., before establishing a landscape architecture practice in Cleveland. He designed many private gardens and estates for some of the most elite families of Cleveland and its outlying suburbs, including the noted private development of Fairhill Rd. houses in 1931. Gray was also the landscape designer for several public projects, including the Cedar-Central apartments, the first federal public-housing project in the nation, and many of Cleveland's public parks. Perhaps his most notable achievemant was the creation of the WPA-funded Horticultural Gardens for the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936-37, some of which remain on the site north of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. The gardens were named for Gray as a memorial after his death. Gray took several trips to England, South America, Mexico and elsewhere throughout his career to study the landscaping of great houses and public places. He also contributed a regular gardening column to the Cleveland Press during the mid-1930s.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1939. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 23722268