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.
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.