| 词条 | Bryce Park |
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| name = Bryce Park | alt_name = | image =Bryce Park, Washington, DC.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | map = United States District of Columbia street | map_width = 256 | map_caption = | type = | location = Bounded by Massachusetts Ave., Wisconsin Ave. & Garfield St., NW Washington, D.C. | coordinates = {{coord|38|55|40.2|N|77|04|22|W| type:landmark|display=inline }} | area = | created = | operator = National Park Service, Rock Creek Park }}Bryce Park is an urban triangle park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Cathedral Heights; formed by the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., Wisconsin Ave. and Garfield St., NW. This 0.59 acre (2,369 m²) site is administered by the National Park Service as a part of Rock Creek Park, but is not contiguous with that park. Situated across Massachusetts Ave, NW from the Washington National Cathedral, the park provides pathways and benches for area pedestrians.[1] HistoryAt the time of establishment of the Washington, D.C., Bryce Park was mixed woodland and agricultural land in Montgomery County, Maryland. The land was acquired by the National Capital Park Commission pursuant to the Capper-Cramton Act of May 29, 1930.[2][3] On November 17, 1965, Bryce park was dedicated by Under Secretary of the Interior John A. Carver, Jr. in honor of James Bryce.[4] Bryce was a British professor at Oxford, historian, and politician. In 1888, he published his work The American Commonwealth for which he became well known in America.[5] He served as British Ambassador to the United States of America from 1907 to 1913.[6] FeaturesThe park features no monuments or statues. It contains trees and walkways with park benches.[1] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Reservation List: The Parks of the National Park System, Washington, DC|url=https://www.nps.gov/features/foia/Reservation-List-2011.pdf|website=www.nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service; Land Resources Program Center; National Capital Region|accessdate=25 November 2017|ref=Reservation List 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/learn/management/upload/CapperCActwBold.pdf |title=Capper-Cramton Act |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=November 25, 2017 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://npshistory.com/publications/nace/adhi/chap3.htm |title=Parks of the National Capital, 1933-1951 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=November 25, 2017 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.law.du.edu/documents/carver/1965/1965-11-17.pdf |title=” Remarks of Under Secretary of the Interior John A. Carver, Jr., At the Dedication of Bryce Park, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, N. W., Wednesday, November 17, 1965, 11 a. m. |publisher=University of Denver |accessdate=November 26, 2017 }} 5. ^Bryce, Viscount James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, New York: Macmillan, 1911 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=27995 |date=15 February 1907 |page=1065}} External links{{Protected Areas of the District of Columbia}} 6 : Parks in Washington, D.C.|National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C.|Urban public parks|Rock Creek Park|Protected areas established in 1965|1965 establishments in Washington, D.C. |
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