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Houston's Hermann Park : a century of community /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Sara and John Lindsey series in the arts and humanities ; no. 16.
Subjects:
Hermann Park (Houston, Tex.) > History.
Houston (Tex.) > History.
Table of 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-Houston chronology
  • Appendix 2: Remarks of George Hermann, June 7, 1914
  • Appendix 3: Last will and testament of George Henry Hermann
  • Appendix 4: Trees of Hermann Park
  • Appendix 5: Birds of Hermann Park
  • Appendix 6: Directors of the Hermann Park Conservancy (1992-2014)
  • Appendix 7: The institutions of Hermann Park
  • Bibliography
  • Index.