COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Stereoview Collection
Record
Title:
Avenue to Fountains at Forsyth Park
Creator:
Havens, O. Pierre
Description:
Black and white stereograph card of the entrance to Forsyth Park affixed to orange paper. The back on pink paper includes printed publication information and title information handwritten in ink. The photographer was O. Pierre Havens. Forsyth Park was named for former Georgia Governor John Forsyth (1780-1841). William Brown Hodgson developed the idea to set aside ten acres of wooded land to create Savannah's first recreational park in the 1840s. The original landscape design was by William Bischoff. Over many years, improvements to the park were made such as adding walkways, ornamental plantings, benches, and iron fencing around the perimeter. The fountain and radiating walks were added in 1858. Additional lands were added to the park in 1867, making the total park area about 30 acres.
Subject:
Forsyth Park (Savannah, Ga.)
Subject:
Parks
Subject:
Fountains
Date:
1880-1900
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
4 x 7 inches
Format/Medium:
Stereographs
Format/Medium:
Albumen prints
Source:
Savannah Stereoview Collection, MS 018, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
