world, he created captivating sequences of landscapes featuring sweeping lawns, meandering lakes, and picturesque pathways, consciously avoiding the use of buildings, geometric layouts, or rudimentary flower beds. In his early career, Olmsted collaborated with English architect Calvert Vaux, and together they won the competition to design New York City’s Central Park in 1858 (Carr,2016). Olmsted relocated from New York to the Boston area in the early 1880s, where he partnered with his stepson, John Charles Olmsted, to establish the first modern landscape architecture firm. This firm undertook a variety of projects, including parks, subdivisions, college campuses, residential areas, and more, with a nationwide scope. It was during this period that Olmsted and his team designed the iconic park system that links Boston and Brookline, known today as the Emerald Necklace (Carr et al.,2013). This park system consists of six interconnected parks: Back Bay Fens, The Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond, Arnold Arboretum, and Franklin Park. This six-mile-long network of parks, designed by Olmsted in the 1870s, proved so successful that it inspired the Greater Boston area to adopt the concept of a green belt, leading to the creation of the Metropolitan Park System in 1893 (O’Connell, 2016). A historic designed landscape is a landscape associated with a notable individual, trend, or event in the field of landscape architecture, or exemplifies a key advancement in landscape architecture’s theory and practice. The Emerald Necklace, one such historic landscape, has significant potential to illustrate Boston’s evolution as a city. Its cultural significance is deeply woven into the fabric of the city’s identity. This sprawling park system created along a series of interconnected waterways and parkways, is a testament to Boston’s commitment to urban green spaces. It showcased a pioneering blend of landscape design, urban planning, and civil engineering (Pressley, 1989). However, the passage of time has taken a toll on the Emerald Necklace, with various parts of the park system showing signs of wear and degradation. As the parks age, their once-vibrant landscapes face challenges such as erosion, outdated infrastructure, and loss of biodiversity. This decline threatens the historic character and functionality of the Emerald Necklace, a symbol of Boston’s rich cultural heritage. Given these challenges, preserving this park system has become a critical focus. The proposal to rehabilitate an underutilized section of great significance and potential within the Emerald Necklace is an essential step towards preserving this cultural landmark. By addressing an area in need of restoration, this project aims to reinvigorate the park’s beauty and usability, ensuring that future generations can continue to enjoy and appreciate a unique blend of natural and designed spaces that make this landscape an enduring symbol of Boston’s history and identity.