View of Manhattan from Central Park, NY.
Central Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962, was designed by landscape architect and writer Frederick Law Olmsted and the English architect Calvert Vaux in 1858 after winning a design competition. They also designed Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Central Park is bordered on the north by Central Park North, South, West, and on the east by Fifth Avenue. Only Fifth Avenue along the park’s eastern border retains its name; the other streets bordering the park change names while they are adjacent to the park. The park, with a perimeter of 6.1 miles was opened on 770 acres and expanded to 843 acres. It is 2.5 miles long between 59th Street (South) and 110th Street (North), and is 0.5 mile wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West.