Houston's Hermann Park a century of community / Barrie Scardino Bradley ; foreword by Stephen Fox ; afterword by Doreen Stoller.

Author/creator Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Descriptionxii, 247 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 x 27 cm.
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Subjects
Hermann Park (Houston, Tex.)--History.
Houston (Tex.)--History.

SeriesSara and John Lindsey series in the arts and humanities ; no. 16
Contents Then -- Before Hermann Park, 1836-1909 -- Houston gets a park, 1910-1914 -- The Kessler Plan, 1915-1923 -- Hare & Hare, 1924-1951 -- No plan, 1952-1961 -- Other plans, 1962-1989 -- Now -- Community action -- Hermann Park Conservancy -- The Olin Plan -- It happens! -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Hermann Park and Houston chronology -- Appendix 2: Remarks of George H. Hermann, Sunday, June 7, 1914 -- Appendix 3: Last will and testament of George H. Hermann -- Appendix 4: Trees of Hermann Park -- Appendix 5: Birds of Hermann Park -- Appendix 6: Hermann Park Conservancy directors: 1992-2014 -- Appendix 7: The institutions of Hermann Park -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013008407
ISBN9781623490362 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1623490367 (cloth : alk. paper)

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