Ossian Cole Simonds

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Ossian Cole Simonds was a prominent American landscape architect known for his naturalistic designs and influential work in shaping early landscape architecture in the United States.

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Ossian Cole Simonds canonical 8

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instanceOf American landscape architect ⓘ
landscape architect ⓘ
person ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
designPhilosophy avoidance of formal geometric layouts ⓘ
emphasis on preserving existing natural features ⓘ
preference for curvilinear forms and natural landforms ⓘ
educatedAt University of Michigan ⓘ
employer Holabird & Roche ⓘ
O. C. Simonds & Company ⓘ
familyName Simonds ⓘ
fieldOfWork landscape architecture ⓘ
givenName Ossian ⓘ
influenced early 20th-century American landscape architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ
knownFor informal, picturesque compositions ⓘ
integration of topography and planting ⓘ
use of native plants in design ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Society of Landscape Architects ⓘ
middleName Cole ⓘ
movement naturalistic landscape design ⓘ
prairie style landscape design ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor early American landscape architecture ⓘ
naturalistic landscape design ⓘ
notableWork Douglas Park, Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Douglas Park

Graceland Cemetery, Chicago ⓘ
Humboldt Park, Chicago ⓘ
Lincoln Park, Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Park

Riverside, Illinois landscape planning ⓘ
cemetery landscape design ⓘ
park and suburban community planning ⓘ
occupation landscape architect ⓘ
placeOfBirth Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
positionHeld founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago

Midwestern United States ⓘ

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Graceland Cemetery → hasLandscapeArchitect → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
Graceland Cemetery → hasLandscapeArchitect → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
Graceland Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
Cranbrook, Michigan → hasLandscapeArchitect → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
O. C. Simonds & Company → founder → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
O. C. Simonds & Company → namedAfter → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ
O. C. Simonds & Company → hasKeyPerson → Ossian Cole Simonds ⓘ