
Back Bay Fens
Also known as The Fens
1879
landscape
The Back Bay Fens, often simply referred to as "the Fens," is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1879. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to serve as a link in the Emerald Necklace park…
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Timeline
- 1879
Frederick Law Olmsted
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