Emerald Necklace

The Emerald Necklace consists of a 1,100-acre (4.5 km2; 450 ha) chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and gets its name from the way the planned chain appears to hang from the "neck" of the Boston peninsula. In 1989, the Emerald Necklace was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

This article is about the park system in Massachusetts. For the park system in Ohio, see Cleveland Metroparks. For the park system in Chicago, see Chicago park and boulevard system.

Emerald Necklace
Boston Public Garden, the second "jewel" of the Emerald Necklace
TypePark system
LocationBoston and Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°19′34″N 71°06′52″W
Created1860s
DesignerFrederick Law Olmsted
Operated byEmerald Necklace Conservancy
OpenAll year
Olmsted Park System
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built1870
NRHP reference No.71000086
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1971
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