Ossian Cole Simonds

Ossian Cole Simonds (1855-1931), often known as O. C. Simonds, was an American landscape designer. He preferred the term 'landscape gardener' to that of 'landscape architect'.

Career

Cole was born near Grand Rapids, Michigan and studied architecture at the University of Michigan.

Simonds designed Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, and became well known as a designer of rural cemeteries.

O. C. Simonds was also an author and wrote the book Landscape Gardening, originally published in 1920.

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Name	Simonds, Ossian Cole
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Date of birth	1855
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Date of death	1931
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