Cultural Landscape Report Part I: Glen Echo Park Crystal Pool

Quinn Evans, Williams B, Smith D, Lawrence R, Reiss V, Mitchell S. 2025. Cultural Landscape Report Part I: Glen Echo Park Crystal Pool. Cultural Landscape Report. 850/197189. National Park Service. National Capital Regional Office, Washington, DC

The Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for the Glen Echo Park Crystal Pool landscape provides a site history, summary of existing conditions documented in August and November 2024, and analysis and evaluation of landscape changes and historical significance. Glen Echo Park is significant as a rare surviving example of a twentieth century amusement park for which it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Glen Echo Park Historic District. The Remnants of the Crystal Pool Complex is a listed resource that contributes to the architectural and recreational significance of the park. The thoughtful analysis and evaluation of extant features provides a framework for future stewardship decision-making aligned with the historic significance that the Crystal Pool remnants contribute to the park.

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Published Report
Authors
Quinn Evans; Williams, Brenda; Smith, Dustin; Lawrence, Rebekah; Reiss, Valerie; Mitchell, S. Michael
Date of Issue
2025-06
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
GLEC , GWMP , NCR
Keywords
Amusement Park, Art Deco, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Demonstration, CLR, Cultural Landscape, Edward Schoeppe, GLEC, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, GWMP, Historic Designed Landscape, Spanish Colonial Revival, Swimming Pool

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