He offered Calvert Vaux a job in the United States, at his offices in Newburgh, NY. He wanted Vaux to be the architect to his landscape architectural practice. Vaux, who was unmarried, unattached and ...

As our Brooklyn readers all know, Prospect Park was designed by the famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert ... the original architect picked to design Central Park. That is until ...

Named for Calvert Vaux (1824-1895), the English architect who worked with Frederick Law Olmsted on the design of Central Park, Calvert Vaux Park is located on Shore Parkway, stretching from Bay 44 ...

Kitty McCullough and the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance in Staatsburg — which preserves the legacy of the 19th century architect Calvert Vaux — invited Franc Palaia to curate a ...

This meant that structures designed by Calvert Vaux, like a restaurant to be called ... and designed by architect Charles K. Bryant, lasted lasted a mere two years before being torn down.

Staatsburg — While Newburgh is rich with examples of 19th-century architect Calvert Vaux's buildings, a neglected brownstone on a small knoll along the Hudson River is ready for restorers to ...

Downing traveled to England in 1851 in search of an architect who could compliment ... the latter structure designed by Calvert’s son, Downing Vaux. The observatory was positioned on the highest ...

A community meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at MLK Jr. Park in Buffalo at 6pm to discuss the importance of the Vaux Barn and efforts to locally landmark the historic building. All are ...

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and completed in the 1860s ... was fabricated by the famous landscape architect. When they were excavating the area, however, workmen discovered ...

New York’s Central Park has longed provided respite from the bustling concrete jungle. The park was designed by landscape architect and writer Frederick Law Olmsted and the English architect ...

The house was built between 1870 and 1891 and co-designed by Central Park architect Calvert Vaux. Church and his wife filled it with a treasure trove of art and exotic antiques, carpets and curios.

Designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the 840-acre park—“the grandaddy of America’s naturally landscaped parks,” according to the AIA Guide to New York City—is the heart of ...