Cazenovia Park–South Park System is a historic park system located in the South Buffalo neighborhood at Buffalo in

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. The interconnected set of parkways and parks was designed by

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as part of his parks plan for the city of Buffalo, as inspired in large part by the parkland, boulevards, and squares of

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Components

The park system was listed on the

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in 1982, and consists of the following elements: ''See also:'' ''and''

Heacock Place

A park site that forms the beginning of the Cazenovia Park–South Park System.

McKinley Parkway

Connects Heacock Place to South Park. Named for President

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(formerly Southside Pkwy) y).

McClellan Circle

A right-of-way at the juncture of McKinley Parkway, Red Jacket Parkway, Choate Avenue, and Whitfield Avenue. Named for General

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(formerly Woodside Circle).

Red Jacket Parkway

Connects McClellan Circle to Cazenovia Park. Named for

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orator

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Cazenovia Park

An irregularly shaped rectangular parkland plot bisected by Cazenovia Creek. The park features a branch of the

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, swimming pool, golf course, and baseball fields. Contributing structures are the Cazenovia Park Casino (1912) and Shelter House (1902).

McKinley Circle

Traversed by McKinley Parkway and Dorrance Avenue; connects McKinley Parkway to South Park (formerly South Parkway Circle).

South Park

An irregularly shaped square parkland plot of . The main entrance is at the intersection of McKinley Parkway and

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. The park is home to the

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located within South Park in Buffalo, New York, United States. These gardens are the product of landscaping architect Frederick Law Olmsted, glass-house architects Lord & Burnham ...

. Recreational development of the park began in 1915 with the golf course. Contributing structures are the South Park Botanical Gardens Conservatory (1889, rebuilt 1930) and Golf Shelter (ca. 1927).

References

External links

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy - Buffalo, NY, Western New York, WNY, Olmsted, Frederick Law
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060713062314/http://preserve.bfn.org/bam/kowsky/kowold/ "Municipal Parks and City Planning: Frederick Law Olmsted's Buffalo Park and Parkway System,"by Francis R. Kowsky, Reprinted with permission from the ''Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians'', March 1987.
South Park Golf Club
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