<P> The park was established in 1857 on 778 acres (315 ha) of land acquired by the city . In 1858, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect / landscape designer Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they titled the "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year, and the park's first area was opened to the public in the winter of 1858 . Construction north of the park continued during the American Civil War in the 1860s, and the park was expanded to its current size in 1873 . After a period of decline in the early 20th century, Robert Moses started a program to clean up Central Park . Another decline in the late 20th century spurred the creation of the Central Park Conservancy in 1980, which refurbished many parts of the park during the 1980s and 1990s . </P> <P> Central Park was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1962, which in April 2017 placed it on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage sites . The park, managed for decades by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the municipal government in a public - private partnership . The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 75 percent of Central Park's $65 million annual budget and is responsible for all basic care of the 843 - acre park . </P> <P> 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 one of the most famous sightseeing spots in New York . It is bordered on the north by Central Park North, on the south by Central Park South, on the west by Central Park 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 (110th Street, 59th Street, and Eighth Avenue, respectively) change names while they are adjacent to the park . The park, with a perimeter of 6.1 miles (9.8 km), was opened on 770 acres (3.1 km) of land and was expanded to 843 acres (3.41 km; 1.317 sq mi). It is 2.5 miles (4 km) long between 59th Street (Central Park South) and 110th Street (Central Park North), and is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West . Central Park constitutes its own United States census tract, number 143 . According to Census 2000, the park's population is eighteen people, twelve male and six female, with a median age of 38.5 years, and a household size of 2.33, over 3 households . However Central Park officials have rejected the claim of anyone permanently living there . The real estate value of Central Park was estimated by property appraisal firm Miller Samuel to be about $528.8 billion in December 2005 . </P> <P> Central Park's size and cultural position, similar to London's Hyde Park and Munich's Englischer Garten, has served as a model for many urban parks, including San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Tokyo's Ueno Park, and Vancouver's Stanley Park . The park, which receives approximately 35 million visitors annually, is the most visited urban park in the United States . It is also the most filmed location in the world . A December 2017 report found that 231 movies have used Central Park for on - location shoots, more than the 160 movies that have filmed in Greenwich Village or the 99 movies that have filmed in Times Square . </P>

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