Grove
"The essence of the territory is extreme
and picturesque irregularity, with beautiful woods, groves,
and isolated trees. This quality should be preserved...the
unique topographical and landscape qualities of the grounds
must determine not only the general design but the disposition,
alignment, and composition of the buildings; that formalized
arrangements at the expense of the topography should scrupulously
be avoided; and that the buildings and groups should grow out
of their sites and environment, not impose themselves on them."
-Frederick Law Olmsted,
in his 1916 report to the Trustees of Wellesley College, regarding the
development of the campus landscape
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