Back Bay Fens

The Back Bay Fens, often called The Fens, is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was established in 1879. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to serve as a link in the Emerald Necklace park system, the Fens gives its name to the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood.

Back Bay Fens
The Back Bay Fens viewed from the Boylston Street bridge
LocationFenway–Kenmore, Boston
Coordinates42.3423°N 71.0935°W / 42.3423; -71.0935
Created1879
DesignerFrederick Law Olmsted
Olmstead Park System
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.71000086
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