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Small Neighbourhood Park, John Hay Neighbourhood Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1950)

Small Neighbourhood Park, John Hay Neighbourhood Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1950)

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People

  • Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
  • Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)

Title

Small Neighbourhood Park, John Hay Neighbourhood Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1950)

Dates of creation

1950

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 1 drawing

Scope and Content

This project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's design for a small neighbourhood park for the John Hay Association at the corner of Marshall Street and Wharton Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is now known as Gold Star Park. Oberlander worked on this project in 1950 while working for the Citizen's Council on City Planning (CCCP) as community planner. The playground includes a circular play area on concrete pavement with a sandbox in the middle, and a quiet area with seatting separated from the play area by large shade trees.

The project series contains only a landscape plan of the playground.

Source:

Herrington, Susan. Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the Modern Landscape, University of Virginia Press, 2014, 304 pages.

Reference Number

AP075.S1.1950.PR02

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP075.S1.1950.PR02.001
    • Title: Landscape plan, Small Neighbourhood Park, John Hay Neighbourhood Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Dates of creation: 1950
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (archive creator)
    • Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (landscape architect)
    • Citizen's Council on City Planning (Philadelphia, Pa.) (community organization)
    • John Hay Neighborhood Association (client)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Stage and Purpose:

    • design development drawing

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 drawing

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 29.5 x 30.5 cm

    Location:

    Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States

    Credit line:

    Cornelia Hahn Oberlander fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Cornelia Hahn Oberlander/
    Gift of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

    Folder Number:

    075-056-002

    Objects that have been catalogued:

      • ARCH280056
      • Small Neighbourhood Park, John Hay Neighbourhood Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Landscape plan
      • Form: drawings
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