Published On Dec 22, 2023
BAGUIO CITY PLAYLIST:
• BAGUIO CITY
Burnham Park was envisioned by American architect Daniel Hudson Burnham[2] as part of a larger plan for the city of Baguio in 1905.[3] After having presented the preliminary plans for Baguio and the capital city of Manila, Burnham left the task of interpreting such plans to William E. Parsons.[4] The area where Burnham Park is situated was formerly known as 'Baguio Meadow".[5]
Burnham's role in establishing the park is acknowledged through a bust bearing his likeness and a plaque located at one end of the park.[6]
The park's design is influenced from the City Beautiful movement; It has a small pond or lagoon situated at the green space's center and has regimented rows of grass and sidewalk.[6] According to the Baguio Heritage Foundation in 2014, only the open field often used for football and the Melvin Jones Grandstand adhere to Burnham's original design for the park.