Tag Archives: Landscape Architecture

The Changing Landscape of Winnetka

Gazette Article by: Bean Carroll Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2006 The Prairie School of Landscape Design, Part One The post-Civil War era proved highly beneficial for Chicago. The city had become the most active railroad hub in the country and a center for industries such as meat-packing, lumber and milling, manufacturing of farm equipment […]

O. C. Simonds

Gazette Article by: Barbara Geiger, M.A.L.A. Appeared in Gazette: Winter 1999 Master Landscape Gardeners Help Shape Winnetka Master designer O. C. Simonds was the creator of such legendary landscapes as Graceland Cemetery and the extension of Lincoln Park in Chicago. He and his associate, Hubbard Woods native J. Roy West, were active along the North […]

The Changing Landscape of Winnetka

The Changing Landscape of Winnetka Gazette Article by: Bean Carroll Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2006 The Natural Style My last article about the landscape of Winnetka (Autumn/Winter 2005 Gazette) discussed the early settlers in an agrarian society. Animals were kept out of kitchen gardens with fences. Fruit trees were planted around the house and […]