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essential character of the park. In fact, the entire park might be used as 

 an arboretum and the various specimens worked into the design without 

 affecting the character of the entire design. 



3. Conservatories. The introduction of a large conservatory into a 

 large park brings up the age-old question as to the desirability or unde- 

 sirability of putting structures into large landscaped parks. However, 

 because the environmental conditions in large parks are better adapted 

 to growing plants both indoors and outdoors than smaller locations would 

 present unless located outside of the city, and because the uses of a con- 

 servatory and the adjoining greenhouses are so closely related to park 

 needs, the introduction of a conservatory might be pardoned. 



4. Museums and art galleries. These are structures that in general 

 have no proper place in large parks. For a brief discussion of this matter, 

 see pages in the section "Unit Elements of a Park System." 



5. Zoological gardens and aquariums. However naturalistically a zoologi- 

 cal garden may be designed, it cannot be anything but a warring element in 

 the general design of a large landscaped park. The necessity of a reasonable 

 degree of concentration of the exhibits, the presence of many different struc- 

 tures, the numerous walks and roadways, all are foreign to the spirit and 

 character of a large landscaped park. As in the case of botanical gardens, if 

 the zoological garden must be placed in the park, a definite area should be 

 assigned to it and its treatment follow the lines of its needs without special 

 relation to the design of the park as a whole. 



CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDINGS 



The following classification of structures to be found in large parks in 

 the United States is presented here in order to give a more o,r less compre- 

 hensive picture. The classification is as follows: 



1. Structures necessary for the comfort and convenience of those 

 using the park in general. 



2. Structures that are necessary adjuncts to specific recreation areas. 



3. Structures that in themselves are recreation centers. 



4. Structures of an educational-recreational character. 



5. Structures necessary for the care and maintenance of the parks. 



i . Structures necessary for the comfort and convenience of patrons. These 

 may include: 



(a) Comfort stations. These should be found at places throughout the 

 park where the people are likely to congregate in considerable numbers, 

 such as picnic groves, in the vicinity of band stands, outdoor theatres, etc. 

 Comfort stations will, of course, be included in all facilities provided as 

 adjuncts to active recreation areas, such as field houses, boathouses and 



