ɪt tˈʊk ᵻlˈɛvən jˈɪɹz fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts ʌv sˈɪməndz, wˈɛst, ænd blˈɛɹ tə tɹænsfˈɔːɹm sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ˈeɪkɚz ʌv wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ˌoʊvɚ nˈaɪnti ˈeɪkɚz ʌv flˈæt fˈɑːɹmlənd ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk, tɹˈæŋkwɪl sˈiːn wɪð tˈɛnz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv nˈuː tɹˈiːz ænd ʃɹˈʌbz æz wˈɛl æz ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈeɪk ˈɛmbləm.
It took eleven years for the architects of Simonds, West, & Blair to transform 75 acres (of what is now over 90 acres) of flat farmland into a picturesque, tranquil scene with tens of thousands of new trees and shrubs as well as the creation of Lake Emblem.