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In the early 1900s, architect Ossian Cole Simonds was recruited to expand on Nelson’s design after completing an expansion of Graceland Cemetery. By landfill, he doubled the size of Lincoln Park. He also redesigned older sections to produce “the quiet sylvan conditions so much needed and desired by city dwellers.\"\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Perhaps the most striking landscape feature is the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool north of the zoo. Caldwell trained under landscape architect Jens Jensen. The Lily Pond reflects the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/prairie-style/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prairie Style\u003C/a> with striated stonework and emphasizes indigenous plantings. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Another highlight is Café Brauer, a 1908 masterpiece of architect Dwight Perkins, one of the leaders of the Prairie School. Perkins also designed the Kovler Lion house in the zoo. 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