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Olmsted Linear Park Honored for Historic Preservation
Georgia Trust named Olmsted Park among top projects with greatest impact on preservation
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation honored the Olmsted Linear Park project at an awards ceremony last Friday, April 20.
The park received the Marguerite Williams Award, presented annually to the project that has had the greatest impact on preservation in the state.
This historic park located along Ponce de Leon Avenue also received an award in the Excellence in Rehabilitation category.
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More about Olmsted Linear Park:
Olmsted Linear Park was planned by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., and his sons as part of the Druid Hills subdivision at the turn on the 20th century.
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The rehabilitation of the park over the past 13 years is the result of a community effort through the partnerships of the Olmsted Parks Society of Atlanta, Park Pride, Druid Hills Driving Club and the Druid Hills Civic Association. Together these groups form the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance.
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