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was commissioned to prepare a comprehensive parks plan for Seattle. Although Kinnear Park had already been completed, he approved of its design, saying in his report, "the park is pleasing in detail and extremely valuable, owing to the fine views which it commands over the Sound. It is a good sample
158:, United States located between W. Olympic Place on the northeast, W. Mercer Place and Elliott Avenue W. on the southwest, the 9th Avenue W. right of way on the west, and the 6th Avenue W. right of way on the east. It is two-tiered, with a lawn and open space atop the cliff, and a wooded area below. 170:, who sold an 11-acre (4.5 ha) parcel of land to the city for a dollar in 1887. He donated a second parcel of 3 acres (1.2 ha) in 1897. While work on the park had already begun when 174:
was appointed Seattle's superintendent of parks in 1892, he greatly influenced its design as its landscape architect, directing the planting and the construction of various amenities.
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of the miles of similar bluff parks which it is hoped the city will eventually have," and including the park in his overall plan.
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Kinnear Park is named for local real estate developer
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Urban park
Seattle
Washington
Coordinates
47°37′37.5″N 122°21′54″W / 47.627083°N 122.36500°W / 47.627083; -122.36500
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Official website
park
Queen Anne Hill
Seattle, Washington
George Kinnear
E. O. Schwagerl
John C. Olmsted
Seattle landmark
"The scene in Kinnear Park, 1900"
ISSN
0745-9696


"Kinnear Park – 899 W Olympic Pl"
"Edward Otto Schwagerl and the Golden Age of Seattle Park Planning"
"Kinnear Park Ribbon Cutting"
Parks Department page on Kinnear Park
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Queen Anne, Seattle
Queen Anne High School
Temple De Hirsch Sinai

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