The
bridge in Fenway Park is part of Boston's
Emerald NecklaceThe Emerald Necklace consists of an chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. The Emerald Necklace includes:* Boston Common* Boston Public Garden* Commonwealth Avenue Mall* Back Bay Fens* The Riverway...
, designed in the late 1870s to 1880s by noted American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead.
The FenwayThe Fenway refers to either a thoroughfare or an area within Boston, Massachusetts. "Fenway" can apply to either but may also refer to Fenway Park...
portion of the Emerald Necklace surrounds the
Muddy RiverThe Muddy River is a series of brooks and ponds that runs through sections of Boston's Emerald Necklace, including along the south border of Brookline, Massachusetts...
and three bridges were required to span the river. Olmstead asked architect
Henry Hobson RichardsonHenry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect of the 19th century whose work left a significant impact on Boston, Pittsburgh, Albany and Chicago, among others.-Biography:...
, which whom he had worked frequently in the past, to design these bridges as well as a storage building. Only one bridge still survives.
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The
bridge in Fenway Park is part of Boston's
Emerald NecklaceThe Emerald Necklace consists of an chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. The Emerald Necklace includes:* Boston Common* Boston Public Garden* Commonwealth Avenue Mall* Back Bay Fens* The Riverway...
, designed in the late 1870s to 1880s by noted American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead.
The FenwayThe Fenway refers to either a thoroughfare or an area within Boston, Massachusetts. "Fenway" can apply to either but may also refer to Fenway Park...
portion of the Emerald Necklace surrounds the
Muddy RiverThe Muddy River is a series of brooks and ponds that runs through sections of Boston's Emerald Necklace, including along the south border of Brookline, Massachusetts...
and three bridges were required to span the river. Olmstead asked architect
Henry Hobson RichardsonHenry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect of the 19th century whose work left a significant impact on Boston, Pittsburgh, Albany and Chicago, among others.-Biography:...
, which whom he had worked frequently in the past, to design these bridges as well as a storage building. Only one bridge still survives. Although simpler than most Richardson designs, it still highlights Richardson's love of uncut stone and arching masonry.