Cincinnati (Ohio), Board of Park Commissioners Books and Photographs, 1899-1941 1899-1941

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Cincinnati (Ohio), Board of Park Commissioners Books and Photographs, 1899-1941 1899-1941

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OhCiUAR0117

This collection of Cincinnati Park Board records consists of photographs of Krohn Conservatory and books held by the Cincinnati Park Board.

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University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library

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Cincinnati (Ohio). Board of Park Commissioners

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The City of Cincinnati formed the Board of Park Commissioners in 1906, and in 1907, the city adopted it's first park plan, "A Park System for the City of Cincinnati" by landscape architect, George Kessler. The city then embarked on an aggressive campaign of land acquisition, and by the 1920s, most of the parks recommeded in the 1907 plan were established including Mt. Airy Forest, Ault Park, and Mt. Storm Park. Enchancements were made to the parks in the 1930s and early 1940s as a result of fede...