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Jensen’s Plan of Proposed Improvements to Humboldt Park included Prairie River, a music court and boat house, and the circular Formal Garden.
He took care of day-to-day operations, supervised the staff, wrote articles for national gardening magazines, and designed a few small park landscapes including a lily pond just south of the turret. 1915. Jun 1, 2018
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1895, courtesy of the Johnson, Jensen, and Wheeler families.Danish immigrant Jens Jensen (1860-1951), who began as a street sweeper for Chicago’s West Park System, went on to become one of America’s most acclaimed landscape architects and conservationists.
Mar 1, 2018 This photograph depicts Jensen’s daughter Katherine Jensen sitting on a royal lily in the lily pond. 1900, courtesy of Morton Arboretum Special Collections.The Greystone where the Jensen family lived in the late 1890s still exists today.
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Chicago, Illinois 60622 Consistent with this spirit, we do not charge admission. Jan 6, 2020 $11.00 + $1.00 shipping . After exploring new ideas and creating innovative designs in Humboldt Park, Jensen went on to become “Dean of American landscape architecture.” Over the years, many immigrant groups and ethnic communities contributed to the development of the Humboldt Park community.
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1907, Chicago Park District Records: Drawings, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.Looking northwest from the fork in Prairie River, this view shows the Japanese tea house which remained for at least 50 years.
Nov 1, 2018 Jun 3, 2019 As one of the anchor sites selected for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture celebrates the Humboldt Park Stables which serves as home to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. Jan 7, 2019 Jun 1, 2017 This building now houses the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. Sep 4, 2018 1899, Jensen struggled to support his family, but also made time to participate in conservation and social reform organizations. Several high-profile Chicagoans were impressed by him. In the 1890s, Jensen worked from an office in the Humboldt Park Stables. In 2016, community members formed a Jensen Formal Garden Working Group, and with help from the Chicago Parks Foundation, the Garden Conservancy, Chicago Park District, and Humboldt Park Advisory Council, a team of landscape architects and horticulturalists has been hired to create a plan for the historic garden.
Additionally, we offer free parking to our visitors. Entitled National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park, 2017, photo by Julia Bachrach. 1908, Chicago Park District Records: Photographs, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.Of all of Jensen’s landscape designs of this period, his work in Humboldt Park proved to be the most exciting. Apr 2, 2018
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He soon became the first employee to occupy the superintendent’s office in the building’s turret.
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However, since his superiors benefited from the patronage schemes, they forced him to resign in 1900.
Dec 3, 2018 The exhibition highlights the life and work of Jens Jensen. Mar 1, 2018 Oct 1, 2018 POSTCARD IL CHICAGO EXCHANGE BUILDING, UNION STOCK YARDS C.1911. Chicago Park District Records: Photographs, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.Jensen’s Humboldt Park plan included a magnificent Formal Garden with an adjacent perennial garden. Oct 1, 2018
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