UIHistories Project: A History of the University of Illinois by Kalev Leetaru
N A V I G A T I O N D I G I T A L L I B R A R Y
Bookmark and Share



Repository: UIHistories Project: Dedication - Allerton Park [PAGE 10]

Caption: Dedication - Allerton Park
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.


Jump to Page:
< Previous Page [Displaying Page 10 of 40] Next Page >
[VIEW ALL PAGE THUMBNAILS]




EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:



\

The adroit landscaping dote to Alterton House is an example of the skillful blending of the formal and informal which laracterises the development of the whole Park area. In 1909, the lake ront of the house was created by ming a small, natural waterway and redging its channel to a depth of thirty t with tapering sides. Fed by two nc\rr ling springs, it serves as a reft ing pool for the house and is circled path* which lead toward the woodland areas or fi sh entrances into the formal icniding to the west. The plan is ea lg and pleasantly full of f ther a group of scenes with in nn ns than a sin sp< The \tra\ world's fair with a fountain on ax What • found here one must look foi

> th« f ir t

md.

s

4

-

*

.

8