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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, April 26, 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 3 | birth of Frederick Law Olmsted; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Over a lengthy career, Frederick Law Olmsted was | ||||||
| 5 | an author, journalist, public official, city planner, | ||||||
| 6 | landscape architect, and creative genius who transformed the | ||||||
| 7 | American landscape; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted's philosophy and designs | ||||||
| 9 | influenced the development of beautiful and functional | ||||||
| 10 | landscapes, including parks and parkways, college campuses, | ||||||
| 11 | planned communities, estates, cemeteries, recreation areas, | ||||||
| 12 | and specialized landscapes for arboreta and expositions, | ||||||
| 13 | including Jackson and Washington Parks in Chicago, the World's | ||||||
| 14 | Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, and the Village of | ||||||
| 15 | Riverside; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted is remembered as the | ||||||
| 17 | premier landscape architect in the United States during the | ||||||
| 18 | 19th century and is considered to be the founder of landscape | ||||||
| 19 | architecture in the United States; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted was one of the first | ||||||
| 21 | individuals to promote the idea of national parks in his 1865 | ||||||
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| 1 | Yosemite Report; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted believed that thoughtful | ||||||
| 3 | landscape designs should promote community, advance democracy, | ||||||
| 4 | provide recreational opportunities in urban environments, | ||||||
| 5 | nurture and invigorate public health, and encourage the | ||||||
| 6 | development of livable communities; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted's associates, sons, and | ||||||
| 8 | successor firms carried out his philosophy and designs well | ||||||
| 9 | into the 20th century, leaving a tremendous legacy of historic | ||||||
| 10 | landscapes that continues to benefit the people of the United | ||||||
| 11 | States and visitors throughout the world; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted inspired the development of | ||||||
| 13 | large parks and park systems for public benefit in urban | ||||||
| 14 | areas, creating a legacy of parks that are a singular feature | ||||||
| 15 | of the urban experience; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Frederick Law Olmsted's landscape designs play a | ||||||
| 17 | vital role in the enrichment of Illinois and contribute to the | ||||||
| 18 | quality of life in Illinois and hundreds of communities across | ||||||
| 19 | the United States; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Communities across the country are celebrating | ||||||
| 21 | this bicentennial anniversary as part of the coordinated | ||||||
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| 1 | national and local celebration known as Olmsted 200; | ||||||
| 2 | therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we declare April 26, 2022 as "Frederick Law Olmsted Day" in the | ||||||
| 6 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the organizers of the Olmsted 200 celebration.
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