ABSTRACT
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Mount Royal Park,
Montréal: Design and Context
Janice Seline
1983
This thesis is an historical examination of Frederick Law
Olmsted's design of Mount Royal Park, Montréal (1874- 1877). The park plan is considered
as a product of ideas current in urban development and aesthetics of the period, social
and health requirements of the citizens of Montréal, artistic and literary
interpretations of the park site, and the architect's experience. The design is analyzed
and its genesis traced through three phases - pre-design, design production and
post-design - which span the latter half of the nineteenth century. Both planning and
construction activity are considered, as well as critical and public response to the park.
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