Excerpt from Olmsted Park System, Jamaica Pond Boathouse, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts: Planning for Preservation of the Boathouse RoofDesigned by Frederick Law Olmsted in the last decades of the 19th century, the Olmsted Park System is an outstanding example of multi-use open space, encompassing the Back Bay Fens, Muddy River, Jamaica Park, Arborway, Olmsted (leverett Park), and Franklin Park. The park system, linked by continuous parkways, provides a variety of recreational facilities to a large number of city residents.It is most fitting that the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Ser vice, whose task it is to identify, evaluate, and protect our Nation's cultural and natural resources and to assure our people adequate recreational opportunities, would participate in the preservation of a registered historic structure within a major park system. The Jamaica Pond Boathouse has served the public for 67 years, providing the focal point for the continuing use of Jamaica Park for such activities as winter ice-skating, summer sailing, boating, fishing, and picnicking. The boathouse itself includes a refreshment concession and restrooms. A path around Jamaica Pond, which has traditionally been used for Strolling and pure scenic enjoyment, has also become a popular jogging route. It is estimated that people use Jamaica Park annually.The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service is pleased to be involved in preservation projects such as this which combine our natural conservation, recreation, and historic preservation goals and interests. We are also pleased to include the Jamaica Pond Boathouse report as part of a series of reports providing responsible planning and technical information.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.