Central Park Swedish Cottage

In 1947 the swedish cottage became known as it is today as the home of the marionette theater.

Central park swedish cottage. The city parks foundation is proud to announce the launch of the three bears holiday bash a marionette production beginning november 14 2011 at the swedish cottage marionette. The secret history of the swedish cottage. This site is about making sweden more known through the swedish cottage and how we would like to do it.

It served a range of uses including a nature study center for children a tearoom and an entomological lab before the parks department s marionette theater took up residence in 1939. In 1877 the swedish cottage was once again disassembled for its final journey to central park. By john moore jan 20 2011.

Olmsted was a landscape designer who was one of the original designers of brooklyn s prospect park. We will also tell you the history of the cottage how it got here what it has been and is used as. It wasn t until 1947 that the cottage became the hq for the park s traveling marionette theater.

W79 the home to the marionette theater is a quaint baltic fir log cottage of swedish origin called the swedish cottage. A piece of sweden in the middle of new york. When are you planning your visit to new york city.

The swedish cottage built in sweden in 1875 was placed in central park in 1877 at the suggestion of frederick law olmsted. A musical variety production at the swedish cottage marionette theatre in central park. Since its arrival in the us the cottage has served a variety of purposes perhaps most importantly being used as the headquarters for the civil defense during world war ii.

Centennial exposition held in 1876 in philadelphia. The enchanting swedish architecture and craftsmanship of the structure suggestive of a model schoolhouse caught the eye of frederick law olmsted who brought it to central park in 1877. Frederick olmsted placed it in central park back in 1877.