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Delaware Park–Front Park System
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Delaware Park Racetrack.
Delaware Park–Front Park System is a historic park system and national historic district in the northern and western sections of Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The park system was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and developed between 1868 and 1876.
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Delaware Park–Front Park System | |
![]() Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park, with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. | |
Location | Front Park, Porter Ave. to Symphony Cir., N along Richmond Ave., Bidwell Pkwy., Gates Cir. and Delaware Park, Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°55′10″N 78°52′47″W |
Area | 505.9 acres (204.7 ha) |
Architect | Olmsted, Frederick Law; Vaux, Calvert |
MPS | Olmsted Parks and Parkways TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82005029[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1982 |
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The park system was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]