Jens Jensen was a Danish-American landscape architect.
Jensen in 1943
A young Jensen
Jensen in 1901
John Burroughs grotto, Henry Ford Estate
Humboldt Park (Chicago park)
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Humboldt Park is an 207-acre urban park located at 1400 North Sacramento Avenue in West Town, on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. To its west is the neighborhood named after it, also called Humbold
Jens Jensen (landscape architect)
…what became the American Garden in 1888. Working his way through the park system, Jensen was appointed superintendent of the 200 acre (800,000 m²) Humboldt Park in 1895. By the late 1890s, the West Park Commission was entrenched in corruption. After refusing to participate in political graft, Jensen was ousted…
Aerial photo of Humboldt Park's Boat House
Pavilion in 1908
Aerial photo of the Field House and Refectory
The stable and receptory