Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in
1857, on 843 acres (341 ha) of city-owned land. Central Park, which has been a National Historic
Landmark since 1962, was designed by landscape designer and writer Frederick Law Olmsted and the
English architect Calvert Vauxin 1858 after winning a design competition. They also
designed Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The park, which receives approximately thirty-five million visitors
annually, is the most visited urban park in the United States. It was opened on 770 acres (3.1 km2) of
city-owned land and was expanded to 843 acres. The park is maintained by the Central Park
Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization that manages the park under a contract with
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