History
Along the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, stands another Olmsted
masterwork of landscape architecture, conceived as a linear scenic refuge
in a developing urban setting. Seneca Park is one of the three original
parks of Rochester's park system, which was sited and designed by Frederick
Law Olmsted, Sr. late in his career. 
When reviewed in the context of the 1888 Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Rochester, NY 1888-1998, Olmsted's design intent of over a century ago is still ever present today. The Commissioners stated, "In this park we have the incomparable efforts of nature in one of her finest opportunities. The park, lying on both sides of the river, contains the canyon of the Genesee with banks rising two hundred feet from the river and densely clothed with a native forest. This park contains 212 acres, 71 west and 141 east. The road and walk run near the bank, the former diverging through a native forest, which remains in its primitive beauty. A small lake of five acres fed by springs becomes the next strongest point of interest..."
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