"International YMCA College, Springfield Mass: Sketch for Future Development" (1926)

Item Information

Title:
"International YMCA College, Springfield Mass: Sketch for Future Development" (1926)
Description:
A photograph of a hand colored architect drawing was done by E.C. & G.C. Gardner and the Olmsted Brother Landscape Architects. It shows a sketch for the future development of the International YMCA College and was done on September 9, 1926. Watershops Pond, now Lake Massasoit is shown on the bottom, left side of the picture with the buildings and pathways in front of it. There are many buildings shown and the pathways connect each one. Notice how it incorporates early buildings into the new design, including Alumni Hall (just recently completed), Marsh Memorial, Judd Gymnasia and Woods Hall. The Administration building has been removed and Gladden Boathouse has been removed. The plans are hand colored. The designs were never used by the college. Design numbers, 637-22, are in the lower right hand corner. Olmsted Brothers Company was a landscape architectural firm in the United States. There is also a sketch of these plans that more fully integrate how the established buildings will be used in the plan. It can been seen here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/9353
Creator:
Gardner, E. C.
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
Creator:
Olmsted Brother Landscape Architects
Date:
September 29, 1926
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Buildings and Grounds Records > c
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Lake Massasoit
Springfield College--Campus
Springfield College--Buildings
Alumni Hall
Marsh Memorial
Woods Hall
Weiser Hall
Judd Gymnasia
Olmsted Associates
Springfield (Mass.)
Architects
Architectural drawings
Landscape architecture drawings
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/9347
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Two brothers, John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (the sons of architect Frederick Law Olmsted) started the firm in 1898. Their father is most known for his work for New York’s Central Park. The firm completed many popular projects throughout the United States, including parks, universities, libraries, and hospitals. A few of their more famous designs include the Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks, Washington States Northern Hospital, Harvard Business School, John Hopkins University, and Stanford University.
Drawing is framed. Photograph does not include all of the border or the frame.: There is a stamp on the back that says, "Issued from the office of Olmsted Brother Brookline, Mass / Sep. 29, 1926";
Identifier:
rg110-02-c-03-07-001