Calvert Vaux Archives

Calvert Vaux: The Visionary Landscape Architect Behind Central Park

Calvert Vaux, a prominent 19th-century English-American architect and landscape designer.

Creator of Central Park November 19, 1895 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Landscape Architect Calvert Vaux (“Vox”), who died on this day in 1895. Calvert was born in England, but he came to the United States at the age of 24 to work on landscape projects with Andrew Jackson Downing.…

November 19, 2020 The Next Generation of Gardeners, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Calvert Vaux, Elizabeth Lawrence, Julia Wilmotte Henshaw, Amy Stewart, Mini Farming by Brett Markham, and Roger Williams’ Autumn Leaves

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Central Park: America’s First Great Urban Oasis and the Story Behind Its Creation

Central Park in New York City, a prominent urban park in Manhattan.

Creating Central Park On this day, the legislation that created Central Park passed. Central Park was allowed 778 acres of land and was created by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux (“Vox”). The Park was inspired by England’s Birkenhead Park, which was created by Joseph Paxton. And there were many wonderful firsts that happened…

Calvert Vaux: The Co-Creator of Central Park and Father of Landscape Architecture

Democratic Ideas to Trees and Dirt Today is the anniversary of the death of the Landscape Architect Calvert Vaux (“Vox”), who died on this day in 1895. Vaux was born in England, but he came to the United States at the age of 24 to work on landscape projects with Andrew Jackson Downing. Together, they…

November 19, 2019 German Garden Ideas, Christmas Cactus Care, Grave Gardening, Nathan Franklin Barrett, Calvert Vaux, Tennyson, John Tabb, Adventures of a Gardener by Peter Smithers, Place Cards, and Botanical Brothers at Gettysburg

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