Arthur Asahel Shurcliff
American landscape architect
Designer of Detroit Zoological Park, the park that opened in Huntington Woods/Royal Oak in 1928, on the National Register since 1990. Beyond Metro Detroit, Shurcliff designed the Weston Town Hall in Weston, Massachusetts (1913) and United Church of Ware in Ware, Massachusetts (1925).
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Arthur Asahel Shurcliff, here and around the world, by height
Detroit Zoological Park beside 5 of Shurcliff's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Detroit Zoological Park beside 5 of Shurcliff's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Detroit Zoological Park
1928, Huntington Woods/Royal Oak, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2025
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The story
Arthur Asahel Shurcliff was an American landscape architect. Shurcliff's mark on Metro Detroit is Detroit Zoological Park, a park in Huntington Woods/Royal Oak, finished in 1928 and listed on the National Register in 1990. Built as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in, it has stood for 98 years.
Outside Metro Detroit, Shurcliff's work includes the Weston Town Hall in Weston, Massachusetts (1913), United Church of Ware in Ware, Massachusetts (1925), and Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware, Massachusetts (1931). Go see Detroit Zoological Park at 8450 W. Ten Mile Rd for yourself.
Arthur Asahel Shurcliff (September 12, 1870, November 12, 1957; born Arthur Asahel Shurtleff) was an American landscape architect.
Arthur Asahel Shurcliff's work in Metro Detroit
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Detroit Zoological Park
1928, Huntington Woods/Royal Oak, Building
Still standing, photographed 2025
Photo: WMrapids, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Beyond Metro Detroit
5 notable works by Arthur Asahel Shurcliff in 3 places, from 1913 to 1937, as Wikidata lists them.
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Weston Town Hall Weston, Massachusetts, 1913 Photo: Daderot, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -
United Church of Ware Ware, Massachusetts, 1925 Photo: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Quabbin Park Cemetery Ware, Massachusetts, 1931 Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Paul Revere Mall Massachusetts, 1933 Photo: Fritzmann2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Winsor Dam Bridge Ware, Massachusetts, 1937 Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where the work stands
Photo credits
All 7 photos on Arthur Asahel Shurcliff's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Aerial view of Detroit Zoo, 2025 Photo: WMrapids, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Asahel Shurcliff Photo: https://www.nps.gov/people/arthur-asahel-shurcliff.htm, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Weston Town Hall Photo: Daderot, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- United Church of Ware Photo: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Quabbin Park Cemetery Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Revere Mall Photo: Fritzmann2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor Dam Bridge Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
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