Jensen, Jens
Jensen, Jens (1860–1951). Danish-born American landscape-architect. He settled in Chicago, IL, in 1886, and was employed by the City Parks Department in which position he designed the American Garden in Union Park (1888) which was immensely successful with the public, but his relationship with his bosses was not always easy. Subsequently, he reshaped Union, Humboldt, Garfield, and Douglas Parks, and his design of Columbus Park (1916) has been regarded as the finest of his layouts for the West Parks system of Chicago. He also designed numerous gardens for private clients, and, through his friendship with architects of the Prairie School, designed several gardens (e.g. Coonley House, Riverside, IL (1908–12), by F. L. Wright) in which he used indigenous Mid-West flora. Jensen's large public works were very successful, and include Knickerbocker Boulevard, Hammond, IN, and the Lincoln Memorial Garden, Springfield, IL. His work led to the making of the Forest Preserve around Chicago and the State Park system of Illinois.
Bibliography
ALA, ii/1 (1930), 34–8;
Eaton (1964);
Grese (1992);
Jane Turner (1996);
More From encyclopedia.com
Central Park , The first major public example of landscape architecture, Manhattan's Central Park remains the greatest illustration of the American park, a traditio… Yellowstone National Park , Comprising 2.2 million acres of northwest Wyoming, with slight incursions into Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the Unit… Amusement Parks , Spatial and temporal enclaves remote from everyday life, amusement parks are among the favorite recreational places of Americans, who imported the co… Deer Park , Deer Park
park / pärk/ • n. 1. a large public green area in a town, used for recreation: a walk around the park. ∎ a large area of land kept in its n… United States. National Park Service , The National Park Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior , was established by the National Park Service Act of 1916 making it the… The National Park of American Samoa , The National Park of American Samoa, c.9,000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, a…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Jensen, Jens