Fairmount Park Commission

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The Fairmount Park Commission was the governing body responsible for overseeing and managing Philadelphia’s extensive Fairmount Park system and its public art and recreational facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
parks commission
appliesToJurisdiction Philadelphia
surface form: City of Philadelphia
country United States of America
dissolvedOrAbolished 2008
employerOf landscape architects
park administrators
park maintenance workers
recreation staff
fieldOfWork historic preservation
park management
public art administration
recreation management
urban planning
follows Philadelphia city ordinances
hasJurisdictionOver Fairmount Park
surface form: Fairmount Park system

many neighborhood parks in Philadelphia
parkways and boulevards associated with Fairmount Park
hasLegalForm municipal commission
hasMainSite Fairmount Park
Philadelphia park system
hasNotableWork creation and maintenance of recreational facilities in Philadelphia parks
development of Fairmount Park as a large urban park
preservation of historic houses in Fairmount Park
stewardship of Philadelphia’s public art in parks
hasPurpose conservation of open space
preservation of cultural and artistic resources in parks
protection of public health through parkland and watershed protection
provision of public recreation
hasResponsibility land acquisition for park expansion in Philadelphia
maintenance of Philadelphia parks
management of Fairmount Park
operation of recreational facilities in Fairmount Park system
oversight of public art in Philadelphia parks
protection of watershed lands around the Schuylkill River
headquartersLocation Philadelphia City Hall
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operatedFrom 19th century
partOf Government of the City of Philadelphia
surface form: municipal government of Philadelphia
replacedBy Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
surface form: Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation
subjectTo Philadelphia City Council oversight

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Swann Memorial Fountain operator Fairmount Park Commission