- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agency:
- Unknown
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Model Boathouse on Conservatory Lake in Central Park was designed and built by Robert Moses’ “force of relief workers” (www.kermitproject.org).
Source notes
https://www.kermitproject.org/newdeal/centralpark/modelboathouse1.html Rosenzweig, Roy, and Elizabeth Blackmar, The Park and the People: A History of Central Park, Cornell University Press (1992), p.451.Site originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on July 23, 2015.
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- Central Park: Rudin Family Playground - New York NY
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- Central Park Improvements - New York NY
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- Central Park: Heckscher Playground Improvements - New York NY
- Central Park: Great Lawn - New York NY
- Central Park: Arsenal Improvements - New York NY
- Central Park: Bridle Paths - New York NY
- Central Park: Arsenal Murals - New York NY
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- Central Park: Tavern on the Green - New York NY
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